Where does “inguz” come from?

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

inguz (Proto-Germanic): Ing, Yngvi, god of fertility

Definitions

  1. Ing, Yngvi, god of fertility

Ancestry of “inguz”, step by step

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

Words derived from “inguz

Every word from Proto-Indo-European neḱ-Every word from Proto-Indo-European néḱus
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