galant

French

present participle

Etymology

Derived from Old French galer (enjoy oneself, enjoy, have fun) derived from Frankish *wala (well) derived from Proto-Germanic *wal derived from Proto-Indo-European *wel(h₁)- (choose, wish).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*wel(h₁)-

Gloss

choose, wish

Concept
Semantic Field

Emotions and values

Ontological Category

Action/Process

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