Re: etymology of Germani

From: tgpedersen
Message: 20574
Date: 2003-03-31

--- In cybalist@yahoogroups.com, "tolgs001" <gs001ns@...> wrote:
> tgpedersen wrote:
>
> >there are no (officially recognized) Hunnic loan words in
> >Germanic
>
> How about "kukura"? ( > quiver & Köcher)
That sounds reasonable, and after Grimm. The problem is that some of
those who propose Turkic loanwords want to place them earlier, which
means they are professionally ignored.
>
> >no archaeological remains of the
> >Huns' stay in Europe had been found.
>
> How about the so-called Hunnic cauldrons?

I wouldn't know. This is the first time I've heard of them.

Torsten