waltz

English

/wɔːlts/, /wɑlts/

noun
Definitions
  • A ballroom dance in 3/4 time.
  • A piece of music for this dance (or in triple time).
  • (informal) A simple task.

Etymology

Borrowed from German Walzer derived from Old High German walzan (turn) derived from Proto-Germanic *walt- (turn) derived from Proto-Indo-European *wel- (turn, wind, see, roll, twist, round, turn around, press together, death in battle, killed in battle, wool, grass, bend, best, good, revolve, hair, ear, forest).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*wel-

Gloss

turn, wind, see, roll, twist, round, turn around, press together, death in battle, killed in battle, wool, grass, bend, best, good, revolve, hair, ear, forest

Concept
Semantic Field

Motion

Ontological Category

Action/Process

Kanji

森

Emoji
🙃

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