Merovingian

Etymology tree

Proto-West Germanic *mārī

Proto-West Germanic *wīg

Proto-West Germanic *Mārīwīg

Proto-Germanic *-ingaz

Proto-West Germanic *-ing

Medieval Latin Merovingī

Proto-Indo-European *-nós

Proto-Italic *-nos

Latin -nus

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.

Merovingian (not comparable)

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.

of or relating to the Merovings

Merovingian (plural Merovingians)

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
Russian: Меровинг (Meroving)

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