gant

Concepts

glove

mitten

gauntlet

boxing glove

🥊

mitt

gantlet

baseball glove

baseball mitt

cyberglove

wash glove

Synonyms

mitaine

gant de boxe

🥊

moufle

mitten

Translations

guante

Handschuh

guanto

handschoen

luva

guant

γάντι

eldiven

want

gant

قفاز

قفّاز

Fäustling

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ɡɑ̃/

Etymology

Inherited from Old French: guant

Cognate with Middle Dutch: want

Cognate with Old High German: wantus

Cognate with Italian: guanto

Cognate with Spanish: guante

Cognate with Catalan: guant

In summary

Inherited from Old French guant, from Frankish *want (compare Middle Dutch want, Old High German wantus), from Proto-Germanic *wantuz (“glove”). Cognate with Italian guanto, Spanish guante, and Catalan guant.