Where does “dannsa” come from?

dannsa (Scottish Gaelic) comes from Middle English daunce, from Anglo-Norman daunce, from Old French dance, from Old French dancier, from Vulgar Latin *dantiāre.

dannsa (Scottish Gaelic): dance

Definitions

  1. dance

Ancestry of “dannsa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishdauncedance; dancing; dance song
2Anglo-NormandaunceLate Anglo-Norman spelling of dance
3Old Frenchdancedance
4Old Frenchdancierto dance
5Vulgar Latin*dantiāre—
Every word from Vulgar Latin *dantiāre →Every word from Old French dancier →Every word from Old French dance →