Etymology of the French word gazelle
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 French dates from the 12th century.
Derivations in other languages
English
gazelle, Romanian
gazelăCognates
Dutch
gazel, English
gazelle, German
Gazelle, Icelandic
gasella, Italian
gazzella, Norwegian
gasell, Swedish
gasellUsage
Word found in Old French
