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minus-squarebluesheep@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up2·1 year 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-squaretrinsec@piefed.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·1 year agoWanten would actually be mittens. Gloves where all the fingers are fused together. Mostly used by kids or cooks (the ovenwanten 😋).
minus-squareSkunkWorkz@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·1 year agothe French word gant has the same etymological root as the Dutch word want
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