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Where does “Inguz” come from?

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

Inguz (Proto-Germanic): god of fertility; the Germanic god of fertility

Definitions

  1. god of fertility; the Germanic god of fertility

Ancestry of “Inguz”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicinguz—
2Proto-Indo-Europeannéḱusdead; mortal
3Proto-Indo-Europeanneḱ-to perish, disappear

Words derived from “Inguz”

  • Ingemar
  • Ingumēraz
  • Ingimarr
  • Ingimar
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