Where does “långdans” come from?

långdans (Swedish) comes from Swedish lång, from Old Swedish langer, from Old Norse langr, from Proto-Germanic langaz, from Proto-Indo-European dlongʰos — long.

långdans (Swedish): chain dance (dance where people form a chain by holding each other's hands (without forming a circle))

Definitions

  1. chain dance (dance where people form a chain by holding each other's hands (without forming a circle))

Ancestry of “långdans”, step by step

långdans traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish lång

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishlånglong; tall
2Old Swedishlangerlong
3Old Norselangr"; long, far, distant; long
4Proto-Germaniclangazlong
5Proto-Indo-Europeandlongʰoslong

via Swedish dans

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishdansdance
2Old Frenchdancedance
3Old Frenchdancierto dance
4Vulgar Latin*dantiāre—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dlongʰos →