Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/Mārīwīg

This Proto-West Germanic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-West Germanic

Etymology

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Proto-West Germanic *mārī
Proto-West Germanic *wīg
Proto-West Germanic *Mārīwīg

    From *mārī (“famous”) or *wīg (“battle”).

    Proper noun

    *Mārīwīg m

    1. a male given name

    Inflection

    Masculine a-stem
    Singular
    Nominative *Mārīwīg(a)
    Genitive *Mārīwīgas
    Singular Plural
    Nominative *Mārīwīg(a) —
    Accusative *Mārīwīg(a) —
    Genitive *Mārīwīgas —
    Dative *Mārīwīgē —
    Instrumental *Mārīwīgu —

    Descendants

    • Old High German: Mārwīg
      • German: Marwig
        • → Dutch: Marwijk
    • Old English: *Merewīo
    • → Latin: Meroveus, Merovechus, Merovius
      • → English: Merovech
      • → German: Merowech
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