Where does “danceen” come from?

danceen (Yola) comes from Middle English dauncynge, from Middle English -ynge, from Old English -ung, from Proto-Germanic -ungō — -ing, -ion. "Forms gerund nouns from verbs.".

danceen (Yola): dancing

Definitions

  1. dancing

Ancestry of “danceen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishdauncyngedance
2Middle English-yngeAlternative form of -ing
3Old English-ungforming nouns from verbs, denoting verbal action...
4Proto-Germanic-ungō-ing, -ion. "Forms gerund nouns from verbs."

Words derived from “danceen

Every word from Proto-Germanic -ungōEvery word from Old English -ungEvery word from Middle English -ynge