Where does “magdans” come from?

magdans (Swedish) comes from Swedish mage, from Old Swedish maghi, from Old Norse magi, from Proto-Germanic magô, from Proto-Indo-European mak- — bag, belly; bag, sack; small bag or pouch.

magdans (Swedish): belly dance

Definitions

  1. belly dance

Ancestry of “magdans”, step by step

magdans traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish mage

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishmagestomach; body part between thorax and pelvis;...
2Old Swedishmaghistomach
3Old Norsemagistomach
4Proto-Germanicmagôstomach
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmak-bag, belly; bag, sack; small bag or pouch

via Swedish dans

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