Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/Mārīwīg

This Proto-West Germanic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Germanic

Etymology

From *mērijaz (“famous”) +‎ *wīgą (“battle”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmɛː.ri.jɑ.ˌwiː.ɣɑz/

Proper noun

*Mārīwīg m

1. a male given name

Inflection

consonant stemDeclension of *Mārīwīg (consonant stem)
	singular
nominative	*Mārīwīg
vocative	*Mārīwī
accusative	*Mārīwīų
genitive	*Mārīwīiz
dative	*Mārīwīi
instrumental	*Mārīwīē

Related terms

• *Haþuwīgą

Descendants

• Frankish: *Mariwig
• Old High German: Mārwīg
  • German: Marwig
    • → Dutch: Marwijk