Where does “daunce” come from?
daunce (Middle English) comes from Anglo-Norman daunce, from Old French dance, from Old French dancier, from Vulgar Latin *dantiāre.
daunce (Middle English): dance; dancing; dance song
Definitions
- dance; dancing; dance song
Ancestry of “daunce”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Anglo-Norman | daunce | Late Anglo-Norman spelling of dance |
| 2 | Old French | dance | dance |
| 3 | Old French | dancier | to dance |
| 4 | Vulgar Latin | *dantiāre | — |
Words derived from “daunce”