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Where does “gonfalon” come from?

gonfalon (English) comes from Middle English gonfalon, from Old French gonfalon, from Frankish *gunþifanō, from Proto-Germanic gunþifanô, from Proto-Germanic gunþiz, from Proto-Indo-European gʷʰéntis, from Proto-Indo-European gʷʰen-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰon-.

gonfalon (English): A standard or ensign, consisting of a pole with a...

Definitions

  1. A standard or ensign, consisting of a pole with a...

Ancestry of “gonfalon”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishgonfalon—
2Old Frenchgonfalongonfalon
3Frankish*gunþifanō—
4Proto-Germanicgunþifanôwar banner
5Proto-Germanicgunþizbattle
6Proto-Indo-Europeangʷʰéntisstriking, killing
7Proto-Indo-Europeangʷʰen-to strike, slay, kill
8Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰon-—
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