Meroving

//ˈmɛɹəvɪŋ// noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    A descendant of Merovech; a Merovingian.

    "The French had their Merouings, the old Kentiſh Kingdome here its Oiſcings, from Merouee and Oiſca."

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"The French had their Merouings, the old Kentiſh Kingdome here its Oiſcings, from Merouee and Oiſca."

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 ? Proto-Germanic *-ingaz Proto-West Germanic *-ing Medieval Latin Merovingusbor. English Meroving From Medieval Latin Merovingus, ultimately from Proto-West Germanic *Mārīwīg [a male given name composed of *mārī (“famous”) + *wīg (“fight”)] + *-ing. By surface analysis, Merovech + -ing. Cognate with Old English Merewīoingas (a hapax legomenon in the genitive case).

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