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

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

Proper noun

*Mārīwīg m

  1. a male given name

Inflection

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

Descendants

  • Old High German: Mārwīg
    • German: Marwig
      • → Dutch: Marwijk
  • → Latin: Meroveus, Merovius
    • French: Mérovée
      • → English: Merovech
This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is available under Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 unless otherwise noted. Additional terms may apply for the media files.