Veitstanz
German (Berlin)
[ˈfaɪ̯t͡s.tant͡s]
noun
Definitions
- St. Vitus' dance, chorea
- dancing mania (also figuratively)
Etymology
Compound from German Veit (Vitus) + German Tanz (dance)+ German Saint Vitus who was assumed to be the patron of those affected.
Origin
German (Berlin)
Saint Vitus who was assumed to be the patron of those affected
Gloss
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Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- Saint Vitus who was assumed to be the patron of those affected German
- Schütteltanz German
- Seiltanz German
- Spitzentanz German
- Tanz German
- Tanzball German
- Tanzmusik German
- Tanzsucht German
- Veit German
- tánc Hungarian
- danza Italian
- danse Old French
- танц Bulgarian
- tanec Slovak