Re: [tied] Patronymics; -sen, -ez

On Tue, 4 Sep 2001 10:43:49 -0300, "João S. Lopes Filho"
<jodan99@...> wrote:

>Portuguese GUMERCINDO, GUMERSINDO
>1) < *Guma "man" + sinths 'expedition, path, way" - Gothic Guminsinths ?
>2) < *Wurm "worm, snake" + sinths - Gothic Wurmasinths ?
>
>GISCLA- < *GISL- ?

If so, then maybe from Gmc. *wisila "weasle" (used as a woman's name
and the source, incidentally, of Cat. <guilla> "fox", besides <guineu>
"fox", from the Gmc. woman's name Winidhild).