Where does “gan” come from?

gan (Haitian Creole) comes from French gant, from Latin wantus, from Frankish wantu, from Proto-Germanic wantuz, from Proto-Indo-European wondʰnú-, from Proto-Indo-European wendʰ- — to wind, to turn.

gan (Haitian Creole): glove

Definitions

  1. glove

Ancestry of “gan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchgantglove
2Latinwantusglove
3Frankishwantuglove; mitten; glove
4Proto-Germanicwantuzglove, mitten
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwondʰnú-glove
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwendʰ-to wind, to turn
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wendʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wondʰnú- →Every word from Proto-Germanic wantuz →