Where does “בלייזטאַנץ” come from?
בלייזטאַנץ (Yiddish) comes from Yiddish אויסבלייזן, from Yiddish אויס־, from Yiddish מאַכן, from Middle High German machen, from Old High German mahhōn, from Proto-West Germanic makōn, from Proto-Germanic makaz, from Proto-Indo-European maǵ- — to oil, knead; to knead, oil.
בלייזטאַנץ (Yiddish): striptease
Definitions
- striptease
Ancestry of “בלייזטאַנץ”, step by step
בלייזטאַנץ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Yiddish אויסבלייזן
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yiddish | אויסבלייזן | to uncover, to strip, to denude |
| 2 | Yiddish | אויס־ | out- |
| 3 | Yiddish | מאַכן | to make, create; to do; to say |
| 4 | Middle High German | machen | to make |
| 5 | Old High German | mahhōn | to make, work; to make, do |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | makōn | to build, work, make |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | makaz | fit, suitable, agreeable, comfortable |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | maǵ- | to oil, knead; to knead, oil |
via Yiddish טאַנץ
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yiddish | טאַנץ | dance |