Where does “dans på rosor” come from?
dans på rosor (Swedish) comes from Swedish dans, from Old French dance, from Old French dancier, from Vulgar Latin *dantiāre.
dans på rosor (Swedish): a bed of roses (untroubled existence)
Definitions
- a bed of roses (untroubled existence)
Ancestry of “dans på rosor”, step by step
dans på rosor traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish dans
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | dans | dance |
| 2 | Old French | dance | dance |
| 3 | Old French | dancier | to dance |
| 4 | Vulgar Latin | *dantiāre | — |
via Swedish på
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | på | on, on top of; touching from above; on, against,... |
via Swedish rosor
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | rosor | — |