gantlet

gantlet · noun¹

1. Old French · derived fromgantelet“gauntlet”
2. Middle English · inherited fromgauntelett
3. English todaygantlet

From Middle English gauntelett, gantlett, a borrowing from Old French gantelet (“gauntlet”). More at gauntlet.

gantlet · noun²

1. Old Swedish · derived fromgata“lane”
2. Swedish · derived fromgatlopp“passageway”
3. English todaygantlet

Modified, under the influence of etymology 1, from gantlope, from Swedish gatlopp (“passageway”), from Old Swedish gata (“lane”) + lopp (“course”), from löpa (“to run”).

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