Where does “gant” come from?
gant (Norman) comes from Old French guant, from Frankish wantu, from Proto-Germanic wantuz, from Proto-Indo-European wondʰnú-, from Proto-Indo-European wendʰ- — to wind, to turn.
gant (Norman): glove
Ancestry of “gant”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old French | guant | glove |
| 2 | Frankish | wantu | glove; mitten; glove |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | wantuz | glove, mitten |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | wondʰnú- | glove |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | wendʰ- | to wind, to turn |