Etymology of the English word gallop
the English word
gallopderived from the Old French word
galoperderived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*wel-Date
The earliest known usage of gallop in English dates from the 16th century.
Derivations in English
galloping,
galumph,
gallopedCognates
Dutch
galop, French
galop, German
Galopp, Norwegian
galopp, Portuguese
galope, Provençal
galop, Spanish
galope, Swedish
galoppUsage
Word found in Modern English
