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minus-square@bluesheep@lemm.eelinkfedilink2•11 days agoThe alternative closest to glove I’d say would be “want(en)”, but it’s not nearly used as much as “handschoen(en)” - hand shoes.
minus-squareTrinseclinkfedilinkEnglish3•11 days agoWanten would actually be mittens. Gloves where all the fingers are fused together. Mostly used by kids or cooks (the ovenwanten 😋).
minus-square@SkunkWorkz@lemmy.worldlinkfedilink2•edit-211 days agothe French word gant has the same etymological root as the Dutch word want
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The alternative closest to glove I’d say would be “want(en)”, but it’s not nearly used as much as “handschoen(en)” - hand shoes.
Wanten would actually be mittens. Gloves where all the fingers are fused together. Mostly used by kids or cooks (the ovenwanten 😋).
the French word gant has the same etymological root as the Dutch word want