Etymology · Proto-West Germanic
*Mārīwīg
3 English words descend from Proto-West Germanic *Mārīwīg, most common first.
- MerovingianOf 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.
- MerovechA semi-legendary 5th-century Frankish leader regarded as the eponymous ancestor of the Merovings (the members of the Merovingian dynasty).
- MerovingA descendant of Merovech; a Merovingian.