guant

Catalan

Etymology

From Frankish *want, from whence also French gant, Italian guanto, Dutch want, Low German wante; from Proto-Germanic *wantuz, from Proto-Indo-European *wondʰnú- (“glove”), from Proto-Indo-European *wendʰ- (“to wind, wrap”).

Pronunciation

(Balearic, Valencian) IPA^(key): /ˈɡwant/

(Central) IPA^(key): /ˈɡwan/

Noun

guant m (plural guants)

glove (clothing)

Old French

Alternative forms

gant
gaunt (late Anglo-Norman)

Etymology

From Frankish *want, from Proto-Germanic *wantuz, from Proto-Indo-European *wondʰnú- (“glove”), from Proto-Indo-European *wendʰ- (“to wind, wrap”).

Noun

guant m (oblique plural guanz or guantz, nominative singular guanz or guantz, nominative plural guant)

glove (clothing)

Descendants

French: gant

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