Where does “טאַנצן” come from?

טאַנצן (Yiddish) comes from Middle High German tanzen, from Middle Dutch dansen, from Old French dancier, from Vulgar Latin *dantiāre.

טאַנצן (Yiddish): to dance

Definitions

  1. to dance

Ancestry of “טאַנצן”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germantanzen—
2Middle Dutchdansento dance
3Old Frenchdancierto dance
4Vulgar Latin*dantiāre—
Every word from Vulgar Latin *dantiāre →Every word from Old French dancier →Every word from Middle Dutch dansen →