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Where does “gabardin” come from?

gabardin (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Old French gallevardine, from French gabardine, from Spanish gabardina, from Middle French galverdine.

gabardin (Norwegian Nynorsk): gabardine or gaberdine

Definitions

  1. gabardine or gaberdine

Ancestry of “gabardin”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchgallevardine—
2FrenchgabardineThe woolen cloth gaberdine; A long coat with...
3Spanishgabardinagabardine; raincoat
4Middle Frenchgalverdine—
Every word from Middle French galverdine →