Merovingian

English

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Germanic *mērijaz

Proto-West Germanic *mārī

Proto-Indo-European *weyk-der.

Proto-Germanic *wiganą

Proto-Germanic *wīgą

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 Merovingī

Proto-Indo-European *-is

Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós

Proto-Italic *-ijos

Proto-Italic *-ios

Old Latin -ios

Latin -ius

Proto-Indo-European *-nós

Proto-Italic *-nosder.

Proto-Italic *-ānos

Latin -ānus

Latin -iānus

Old French -ien

Middle French -ien

Middle French Merovingienbor.

English Merovingian

From Middle French Merovingien (“of or relating to the Merovings, the descendants of Merovech”), from Medieval Latin Merovingī (“Merovings”) [plural of Merovingus, ultimately from Proto-West Germanic *Mārīwīg (a male given name composed of *mārī (“famous”) + *wīg (“fight”)) + *-ing] + Middle French -ien. (See Meroving for more.) By surface analysis, Meroving +‎ -ian.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˌmɛ.ɹəˈvɪn.dʒɪ.ən/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˌmɛɹ.əˈvɪn.dʒi.ən/

• Audio (Southern England):

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• Rhymes: -ɪndʒiən
• Hyphenation: Me‧ro‧vin‧gi‧an, Mer‧o‧vin‧gi‧an

Adjective

Merovingian (not comparable)

1. Of or relating to the Merovings, the members of a Salian Frankish dynasty, descended from Merovech, that came to rule the Franks in a region (known as Francia in Latin) largely corresponding to ancient Gaul from the middle of the 5th century, and whose politics involved frequent civil warfare among branches of the family.

Derived terms

• Merovingian cursive

Translations

of or relating to the Merovings

• Armenian: մերովինգյան (merovingyan)
• Catalan: merovingi
• Danish: merovingisk
• Finnish: merovingi-
• French: mérovingien (fr)

  Middle French: Merovingien

• Irish: Meirvínseach
• Italian: merovingio (it)
• Polish: merowiński (pl)
• Portuguese: merovíngio (pt)
• Russian: меровингский (ru) (merovingskij)

Noun

Merovingian (plural Merovingians)

1. A member of the Merovingian dynasty.

   Synonym: Meroving

Translations

member of the Merovingian dynasty

• Armenian: Մերովինգ (Meroving)
• Catalan: merovingi m
• Danish: merovingerne c pl (dynasty name), merovinger c (a member of the dynasty)
• French: Mérovingien (fr) m, Mérovinge m

  Middle French: Merovinge m

• Greek: Μεροβίγγειος m (Merovíngeios)
• Icelandic: Mervíkingur m, Meróvingar m pl
• Irish: Meirvínseach m
• Italian: Merovingio m
• Latin: Merovingus m
• Polish: Merowing m pers
• Russian: Меровинг (Meroving)

See also

• Merovingian dynasty on Wikipedia.Wikipedia