Etymology Explorer
› Middle Low German
Where does “danzen” come from?
danzen (Middle Low German) comes from Old French dancier, from Vulgar Latin *dantiāre.
Ancestry of “danzen”, step by step
Step
Language
Word
Meaning
1
Old French
dancier
to dance
2
Vulgar Latin
*dantiāre
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Words derived from “danzen”
danza
danza
dansa
dansare
dansa efter någons pipa
dansa på någons grav
danserska
Every word from Vulgar Latin *dantiāre →
Every word from Old French dancier →