Where does “dancio” come from?

dancio (Vulgar Latin) comes from Frankish þansōn, from Proto-West Germanic þansōn, from Proto-Indo-European tens-, from Proto-Indo-European ten- — to stretch, to extend.

dancio (Vulgar Latin): to dance; I dance

Definitions

  1. to dance; I dance

Ancestry of “dancio”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frankishþansōnto draw, pull, stretch; to draw, pull, stretch...
2Proto-West Germanicþansōnto draw, pull, stretch
3Proto-Indo-Europeantens-to stretch
4Proto-Indo-Europeanten-to stretch, to extend
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ten- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European tens- →Every word from Proto-West Germanic þansōn →