Carolingus

Latin

Alternative forms

• Carlingus, Karlingus, Karolingus

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *ǵerh₂-der.

Proto-Germanic *karaz

Proto-Germanic *karilaz

Proto-West Germanic *karil

Proto-Germanic *-ingaz

Proto-West Germanic *-ing

Latin Carolingus

From a Frankish patronymic ultimately composed of Proto-West Germanic *karil + *-ing. By surface analysis, Carolus +‎ -ingus.

Noun

Carolingus m sg (genitive Carolingī); second declension

1. (Medieval Latin) Caroling, Carolingian
   • 1515, Ottonis Phrisingensis Episcopi, folio 60r:

     Hic Merouingo℞ regno finito, Carolingo℞ […]

     (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Declension

Second-declension noun.

	singular	plural
nominative	Carolingus	Carolingī
genitive	Carolingī	Carolingōrum
dative	Carolingō	Carolingīs
accusative	Carolingum	Carolingōs
ablative	Carolingō	Carolingīs
vocative	Carolinge	Carolingī

Descendants

• English: Caroling
• Middle French: Carolinge
  • French: Carolinge