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An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language/Veitstanz

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An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, V (1891)
by Friedrich Kluge, translated by John Francis Davis
Veitstanz
Friedrich Kluge2507743An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, V — Veitstanz1891John Francis Davis

Veitstanz, m., ‘St. Vitus's dance’ (ModHG. only), MidLat. chorea sancti Vîti, thus named because the help of St. Vitus was implored.