Where does “gonfalon” come from?

gonfalon (Old French) comes 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 (Old French): gonfalon

Definitions

  1. gonfalon

Ancestry of “gonfalon”, step by step

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