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Where does “dansare” come from?

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

dansare (Swedish): a dancer

Definitions

  1. a dancer

Ancestry of “dansare”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishdansato dance
2Old Swedishdanza—
3Old Norsedanza—
4Middle Low Germandanzen—
5Old Frenchdancierto dance
6Vulgar Latin*dantiāre—
Every word from Vulgar Latin *dantiāre →