Where does “valse” come from?
valse (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål vals, from German Walzer, from German -er, from Old High German -āri, from Proto-West Germanic -ārī, from Proto-Germanic -ārijaz, from Latin -ārius, from Proto-Italic *-āzios.
valse (Norwegian Bokmål): alternative form of vals; to roll; to waltz
Definitions
- alternative form of vals; to roll; to waltz
Ancestry of “valse”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | vals | a waltz; a roller, also a road roller; imperative... |
| 2 | German | Walzer | waltz |
| 3 | German | -er | Forms agent nouns etc. from verbs, suffixed to... |
| 4 | Old High German | -āri | — |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | -ārī | -er |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | -ārijaz | -er |
| 7 | Latin | -ārius | — |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | *-āzios | — |
Words derived from “valse”