Merovingus

Latin

Etymology

Etymology tree
Proto-West Germanic *mārī
Proto-West Germanic *wīg
Proto-West Germanic *Mārīwīg
Proto-Indo-European *-n̥kʷo-der.?
Proto-Indo-European *-nós
Proto-Indo-European *-iHnos
Proto-Germanic *-īnaz
Proto-Indo-European *-kos
Proto-Germanic *-gaz
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Proto-Germanic *-ingaz
Proto-West Germanic *-ing
Latin Merovingus

    Ultimately from Proto-West Germanic *Mārīwīg [a male given name composed of *mārī (“famous”) + *wīg (“fight”)] + *-ing. By surface analysis, Meroveus +‎ -ingus.

    Cognate with Old English Merewīoingas (a hapax legomenon in the genitive case).

    Noun

    Merovingus m sg (genitive Merovingī); second declension

    1. (Medieval Latin) Meroving, Merovingian
      • 1515, Ottonis Phrisingensis Episcopi, folio 60r:
        Hic Merouingo℞ regno finito, Carolingo℞ […]
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      • 1531, Beati Rhenani Selestadiensis Rerum Germanicarum libri tres, page 94:
        […] unam Merouingorum, alterã Carlingorum.
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    Declension

    Second-declension noun.

    singular plural
    nominative Merovingus Merovingī
    genitive Merovingī Merovingōrum
    dative Merovingō Merovingīs
    accusative Merovingum Merovingōs
    ablative Merovingō Merovingīs
    vocative Merovinge Merovingī

    Descendants

    • English: Meroving
    • Middle French: Merovinge
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