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

Inguz 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 Proto-Germanic unguz

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicunguzmortal; man

Words derived from “Inguz”

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