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Where does “tanzen” come from?

tanzen (Middle High German) comes from Middle Dutch dansen, from Old French dancier, from Vulgar Latin *dantiāre.

Ancestry of “tanzen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchdansento dance
2Old Frenchdancierto dance
3Vulgar Latin*dantiāre—

Words derived from “tanzen”

  • tanzen
  • Tänzer
  • Balletttänzer
  • tanac
  • танац
  • tancati
  • טאַנצן
  • danzen
  • tanca
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