Where does “dansdräkt” come from?
dansdräkt (Swedish) comes from Swedish dans, from Old French dance, from Old French dancier, from Vulgar Latin *dantiāre.
dansdräkt (Swedish): a leotard, dance costume
Definitions
- a leotard, dance costume
Ancestry of “dansdräkt”, step by step
dansdräkt traces back through two 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 dräkt
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | dräkt | costume, dress; clothing; suit; jacket and skirt |