Etymograph

English

step dance

From step + dance.

A compound of step + dance

Proto-Indo-European *stebʰ- ‘to support’

Proto-Germanic *stapjaną ‘to step’

Proto-West Germanic *stappjan ‘to step’

Old English steppan ‘to step’

Middle English steppen ‘to step’

English step

Vulgar Latin *dantiāre

Anglo-Norman dancier

Middle English dauncen ‘to dance’

English dance

Today it means

noun A dance emphasizing the dancer's steps.

Sources

Sources: Wiktionary, “step dance”. By Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0, via kaikki.org (dump of Oct 3 2026); text adapted and restructured. Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word. License.

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