Where does “magedans” come from?

magedans (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål mage, from Norwegian Nynorsk mage, from Old Norse magi, from Proto-Germanic magô, from Proto-Indo-European mak- — bag, belly; bag, sack; small bag or pouch.

magedans (Norwegian Bokmål): belly dancing; a belly dance

Definitions

  1. belly dancing; a belly dance

Ancestry of “magedans”, step by step

magedans traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Bokmål mage

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålmageabdomen, belly, stomach
2Norwegian Nynorskmageabdomen, belly, stomach; to gut; to regurgitate
3Old Norsemagistomach
4Proto-Germanicmagôstomach
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmak-bag, belly; bag, sack; small bag or pouch

via Norwegian Bokmål dans

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmåldansa dance; dancing; imperative of danse
2Old Frenchdancierto dance
3Vulgar Latin*dantiāre—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mak- →Every word from Proto-Germanic magô →Every word from Old Norse magi →