Etymology of the English word gazelle
the English word
gazellederived from the Old French word
gazellederived from the Arabic word
gazalderived from the Arabic word
ghazalderived from the Arabic word
ġazalDate
The earliest known usage of gazelle in English dates from the 17th century.
Cognates
Dutch
gazel, French
gazelle, German
Gazelle, Icelandic
gasella, Italian
gazzella, Norwegian
gasell, Swedish
gasellUsage
Word found in Modern English
