English
galon
Galon comes from French galon ‘braid’, and goes back to Middle French galoner.
- Middle Frenchc. 1400–1600galoner
- Frenchc. 1600–presentgalonner‘to braid’
- French, derivedc. 1600–presentgalon‘braid’
- Englishtodaysame form
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Earlier history uncertain.
Lineage
- Middle Frenchc. 1400–1600galoner
- Frenchc. 1600–presentgalonner‘to braid’
- French, derivedc. 1600–presentgalon‘braid’
- Englishtodaysame form
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *welh₁- ‘to choose’
will, volunteer, benevolent, voluptuous, malevolent, volition, wale, malevolence, 10 more
through Proto-Germanic *wela ‘well’
through Vulgar Latin *gualare
through Old French galer ‘to have fun, enjoy oneself’
Today it means
noun —
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Middle French galoner / galon