Where does “magedans” come from?

magedans (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes 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 Nynorsk): 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 Nynorsk mage

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

via Norwegian Nynorsk dans

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskdansa dance; imperative of dansa
2Old Frenchdancedance
3Old Frenchdancierto dance
4Vulgar Latin*dantiāre—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mak- →Every word from Proto-Germanic magô →Every word from Old Norse magi →