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Where does “dansa” come from?

dansa (Old Norse) comes from Old French dancier, from Vulgar Latin *dantiāre.

Ancestry of “dansa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchdancierto dance
2Vulgar Latin*dantiāre—

Words derived from “dansa”

  • dansa
  • danse
  • danserinne
  • danser
  • magedanser
  • magedanserinne
  • dansa
  • dansa
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