# Meroving

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈmɛɹəvɪŋ/

## Definitions
1. A descendant of Merovech; a Merovingian.

## 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
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).

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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