Etymology of the French word galant
the Old French word
galantderived from the Old French word
galerderived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*wel-Date
The earliest known usage of galant in French dates from the 14th century.
Derivations in French
galanterie,
galamment,
galantin,
trousse-galantDerivations in other languages
English
galant, English
gallant, Portuguese
galante, Romanian
galant, Spanish
galán, Spanish
galanteCognates
Danish
galan, Dutch
galant, English
gallant, German
Galan, German
galant, Italian
galante, Norwegian
galan, Norwegian
galant, Swedish
galantUsage
Word found in Old French
