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Where does “dansa” come from?

dansa (Swedish) comes from Old Swedish danza, from Old Norse danza, from Middle Low German danzen, from Old French dancier, from Vulgar Latin *dantiāre.

dansa (Swedish): to dance

Definitions

  1. to dance

Ancestry of “dansa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Swedishdanza—
2Old Norsedanza—
3Middle Low Germandanzen—
4Old Frenchdancierto dance
5Vulgar Latin*dantiāre—

Words derived from “dansa”

  • dansare
Every word from Vulgar Latin *dantiāre →