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

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

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