Where does “ダンスホール” come from?
ダンスホール (Japanese) comes from English dancehall, from English Hall, from Middle English halle, from Old English heall, from Frankish hallu, from Finnish halu, from Finnish halata, from Proto-Germanic halōną — to warm up, to be hot; to warm up, be hot.
ダンスホール (Japanese): dancehall
Ancestry of “ダンスホール”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | dancehall | A public hall for dancing; A genre of Jamaican... |
| 2 | English | Hall | Hall class, a class of steam locomotive used on... |
| 3 | Middle English | halle | hall; Alternative form of hale; Alternative form... |
| 4 | Old English | heall | a hall; residence; a large room forming part of a... |
| 5 | Frankish | hallu | large room, hall; hall |
| 6 | Finnish | halu | desire; urge, itch |
| 7 | Finnish | halata | to hug, embrace; to want |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | halōną | to call, appoint, summon; to fetch, get |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱelh₁- | to warm up, to be hot; to warm up, be hot |