Where does “gonfalon” come from?

gonfalon (Middle English) comes 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-.

Ancestry of “gonfalon”, step by step

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

Words derived from “gonfalon”

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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