Where does “danser” come from?

danser (Middle French) comes from Old French dancier, from Vulgar Latin *dantiāre.

Ancestry of “danser”, step by step

danser traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old French dancier

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchdancierto dance
2Vulgar Latin*dantiāre—

via Old French dancer

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old FrenchdancerAlternative form of dancier; to dance
Every word from Vulgar Latin *dantiāre →Every word from Old French dancier →