Dance
/dæns/noun
To move rhythmically to music, or a rhythmic sequence of such movements.
Did you know?The English word dance was borrowed from Old French, and its deeper Germanic roots are uncertain, which means the exact origin of the word’s magic is still partly hidden.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Germanic
PGmc
*dintjaną
“to stretch, extend”
Old French
OF
danser
“to dance”
Middle English
ME
dauncen
“to dance”
Modern English
EN
dance
“to move rhythmically to music”