Where does “*Ingu” come from?

*Ingu (Frankish) comes from Proto-Germanic inguz, from Proto-Indo-European néḱus, from Proto-Indo-European neḱ- — to perish, disappear.

Ancestry of “*Ingu”, step by step

*Ingu traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Germanic inguz

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-GermanicinguzIng, Yngvi, god of fertility
2Proto-Indo-Europeannéḱusdead; mortal
3Proto-Indo-Europeanneḱ-to perish, disappear

via Germanic *Inguz

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanic*Inguz—

Words derived from “*Ingu”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European neḱ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European néḱus →Every word from Proto-Germanic inguz →
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