Where does “gonfalon” come from?

gonfalon (Romanian) comes from French 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 (Romanian): gonfalon

Definitions

  1. gonfalon

Ancestry of “gonfalon”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchgonfalongonfalon
2Old Frenchgonfalongonfalon
3Frankish*gunþifanō—
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 →