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Where does “dansie” come from?

dansie (Sranan Tongo) comes from Dutch dansen, from Middle Dutch dansen, from Old French dancier, from Vulgar Latin *dantiāre.

dansie (Sranan Tongo): Superseded spelling of dansi

Definitions

  1. Superseded spelling of dansi

Ancestry of “dansie”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchdansento dance; plural of dans
2Middle Dutchdansento dance
3Old Frenchdancierto dance
4Vulgar Latin*dantiāre—
Every word from Vulgar Latin *dantiāre →