Dengaku performances also sometimes include 'taka-ashi' or short stilts, and this is thought to be the origin of the name of the dish 'miso dengaku', or tofu with miso is grilled on short skewers that look like small stilts.
田楽の芸に高足というものがあり、竹馬に乗るようなものだったので、これに由来する。