English
Meroving
Meroving may come from Medieval Latin Merovingus ‘Meroving, Merovingian’.
- Medieval Latinc. 600–1500Merovingus‘Meroving, Merovingian’uncertain
- Englishearliest quotation 1631Meroving
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Earlier history uncertain.
Lineage
- Medieval Latinc. 600–1500Merovingus‘Meroving, Merovingian’uncertain
- Englishearliest quotation 1631Meroving
Earliest quotation: 1631, John Selden, Titles of Honor: “The French had their Merouings, the old Kentiſh Kingdome…”
Equivalent to Merovech + -ing
Proto-Germanic *mērijaz ‘renowned, famous, great’
Proto-West Germanic *mārī ‘famous’
Proto-West Germanic *Mārīwīg
Medieval Latin Merovechus
English Merovech
Every English word from Medieval Latin Merovingus
Today it means
noun A descendant of Merovech; a Merovingian.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Medieval Latin Merovingus / Meroving