411 REFERENCE · Wiktionary
Merovingus
Reference material by Wiktionary contributors. This retains its source identity and is not 411 news reporting.
Latin
Etymology
la Meroving :uder gmw-pro:*Mārīwīg gmw-pro:*-ing 1
Ultimately from la gmw-pro *Mārīwīg [a male given name composed of gmw-pro *mārī famous famous + gmw-pro *wīg fight] + gmw-pro *-ing. la Meroveus -ingus.
Cognate with ang Merewīoingas a hapax legomenon in the genitive case.
Noun
Merovingus<2>
la ML. Meroving, Merovingian
la 1515 Ottonis Phrisingensis Episcopi folio 60r https://books.google.com/books?id=xltYAAAAcAAJ&pg=PR60 Hic Merouingo℞ orum regno finito, Carolingo℞ orum […]
la 1531 Beati Rhenani Selestadiensis Rerum Germanicarum libri tres https://books.google.com/books?id=2DrKIMO3RXsC&pg=PA94 94 […] unam Merouingorum, alterã Carlingorum.
Declension
Merovingus<2.both>
Descendants
en Meroving
frm Merovinge
fr Mérovinge