Where does “Inger” come from?

Inger (Swedish) comes from Swedish Ingegerd, from Old Norse Ingigerðr, from Old Norse Ing — the god Ing/Yngvi.

Ancestry of “Inger”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1SwedishIngegerd—
2Old NorseIngigerðr—
3Old NorseIngthe god Ing/Yngvi
Every word from Old Norse Ing →Every word from Old Norse Ingigerðr →Every word from Swedish Ingegerd →
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