Etymology

gonfalon

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Today it means: A standard or ensign, consisting of a pole with a crosspiece from which a banner is suspended, especially as used in church processions, but also for civic and military display. Full definition →

Middle English gonfalon ← Old French gonfalon ← Frankish *gunþifanō
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  1. Proto-Germanic · derived from*gunþifanô
  2. Frankish · derived from*gunþifanō
  3. Old French · derived fromgonfalon
  4. Middle English · inherited fromgonfalon
  5. English todaygonfalon

From Middle English gonfalon, from Old French gonfalon, from Frankish *gunþifanō, from Proto-Germanic *gunþifanô.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.