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

tanzen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Middle Dutch dansen

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

via Middle Low German dansen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Low Germandansen—
2Old FrenchdancerAlternative form of dancier; to dance

Words derived from “tanzen”

Every word from Vulgar Latin *dantiāre →Every word from Old French dancier →Every word from Middle Dutch dansen →