The story
- Proto-Indo-European*dwóh₁
- Proto-Indo-European*trísinflu.
- Proto-Indo-European*d(w)is-
- Proto-Italic*dis-
- Latindis-
- Old Frenchdes-
- Middle Frenchdes-
- Proto-Indo-European*grenǵʰ-
- Proto-Germanic*kringaną
- Proto-Germanic*kringaz
- Old Dutch*kring
- Middle Dutchkring
- Middle Dutchcrinkelen
- Old Frenchgringoller
- Middle Frenchgringueler
- Middle Frenchdesgringueler
- Frenchdégringolerder.?
- Kongodyengula
- English todaydingolay
From Kongo dyengula (“to gyrate the waist while dancing”), possibly from French dégringoler (“to fall down, tumble”).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.