Where does “umdanso” come from?

umdanso (Zulu) comes from Zulu dansa, from English dance, from Middle English dauncen, from Anglo-Norman dauncer.

umdanso (Zulu): dance

Definitions

  1. dance

Ancestry of “umdanso”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Zuludansato dance
2EnglishdanceA sequence of rhythmic steps or movements usually...
3Middle EnglishdauncenTo dance, be in a dance; To move about in a rapid...
4Anglo-Normandauncer—
Every word from Anglo-Norman dauncer →Every word from Middle English dauncen →Every word from English dance →