The story
- Old Spanish · derived fromalán
- Old French · derived fromalans
- English todayalaunt
From Old French alans, alanz, itself from Old Spanish alán, itself possibly from Gothic *𐌰𐌻𐌰𐌽𐍃 (*alans), designating the Alan tribe of Eastern Iranian origin who were active in Western Europe during the Migration Period and were associated with the breed.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.