Where does “gonfalonier” come from?

gonfalonier (Old French) comes 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-.

gonfalonier (Old French): gonfalonier

Definitions

  1. gonfalonier

Ancestry of “gonfalonier”, step by step

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

Words derived from “gonfalonier”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰon- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷʰen- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷʰéntis →