Meanings
proper noun
alternative Ingaevonic
- human sciencesNorth Sea Germanic, a postulated grouping of the West Germanic languages that comprises Old Frisian, Old English, and Old Saxon (and their descendants).
Particularly important for the question of West Germanic unity are the position and composition of Ingvaeonic or North Sea Germanic, the latter term now tending to prevail over the former.
2018, Robert D. Fulk, A Comparative Grammar of the Early Germanic Languages, Amsterdam: John Benjamins Publishing Company, →DOI, page 18
Origin
- LatinIngaevōnēs
- EnglishIngvaeonic
From Latin Ingaevōnēs + -ic. The first element is of Germanic origin and could mean "descendant of Yngvi."
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Full word history & related roots →Translations
Chinese Mandarin 英维奥尼克语
- 英维奥尼克语 (yīngweiàoníkèyǔ)language group
Dutch Ingveoons, Noordzeegermaans
- Ingveoonslanguage group
- Noordzeegermaanslanguage group
German Ingwäonisch
- Ingwäonischlanguage group
Spanish ingaevónico
- ingaevónicolanguage group
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with Ingvaeonic
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All rhymes →Cite this entry
APA
Ingvaeonic. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Ingvaeonic
MLA
“Ingvaeonic.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Ingvaeonic. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Ingvaeonic,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Ingvaeonic.
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