The story
- Proto-Indo-European · derived from*welH-“to turn”
- Proto-Germanic · derived from*walt-“to turn”
- Old High German · derived fromwalzan“to turn”
- German · borrowed fromWalzer
- English todaywaltz
From German Walzer, from walzen (“to dance”), from Old High German walzan (“to turn”), from Proto-Germanic *walt- (“to turn”), from Proto-Indo-European *welH- (“to turn”). Doublet of valse. More at *waltaną.
Words from the same roots
Proto-Indo-European*welH- all →
wellwallinvolvewalewallowwhelk
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.