Where does “gonfalonnier” come from?

gonfalonnier (French) comes from Old French gonfalonier, from Old French gonfanon, from Frankish gundfano, from Proto-Germanic gunþifanô, from Proto-Germanic gunþiz, from Proto-Indo-European gʷʰéntis, from Proto-Indo-European gʷʰen-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰon-.

gonfalonnier (French): gonfalonier

Definitions

  1. gonfalonier

Ancestry of “gonfalonnier”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchgonfaloniergonfalonier
2Old Frenchgonfanongonfalon
3Frankishgundfano—
4Proto-Germanicgunþifanôwar banner
5Proto-Germanicgunþizbattle
6Proto-Indo-Europeangʷʰéntisstriking, killing
7Proto-Indo-Europeangʷʰen-to strike, slay, kill
8Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰon-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰon- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷʰen- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷʰéntis →
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