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Ingvaeonic en · ADJ

Pronunciation

  • /ˌɪŋ.viːˈɒ.nɪk/ (UK)
  • (Southern-England) audio
  • /ˌɪŋ.viˈɑ.nɪk/ (US)

Etymology

From Latin Ingaevōnēs + -ic. The first element is of Germanic origin and could mean "descendant of Yngvi."

Meanings

  1. (not-comparable) Of or relating to the North Sea Germanic languages.

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Ingvaeonic en · PROPN

Pronunciation

  • /ˌɪŋ.viːˈɒ.nɪk/ (UK)
  • (Southern-England) audio
  • /ˌɪŋ.viˈɑ.nɪk/ (US)

Etymology

From Latin Ingaevōnēs + -ic. The first element is of Germanic origin and could mean "descendant of Yngvi."

Meanings

  1. North 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:

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Coordinates

Istvaeonic · Irminonic

Relateds

Ingaevones

Translations (5)

cmn 英维奥尼克语 (language group) · nl Noordzeegermaans (language group) · nl Ingveoons (language group) · es ingaevónico (language group) · de Ingwäonisch (language group)