Re: Tor/Tur/(e)

From: Marco Moretti
Message: 29579
Date: 2004-01-14

--- In cybalist@yahoogroups.com, "Richard Wordingham"
<richard.wordingham@...> wrote:
> --- In cybalist@yahoogroups.com, "Marco Moretti"
> <marcomoretti69@...> wrote:
>
> > Celtic for "thunder" and "Thor" was /Taranis/, /Taranus/.
> > It's undeniable. And this argument should put an end to
> > anacronisms and rave.
>
> No way! You've just agreed with Torsten that Thor was around
before
> the 'Germani'! What do these forms (Taran-) go back to?

A God similar to Thor and red-haired was called Taranus by Celts.
But I don't identify him as a source for toponyms in /tur/-.
You simply misunderstood me.

> > Allahstadt? Yiips what a horror! Poor Germany! I hope that
> something
> > similar will never happen!
>
> Karlmarxstadt?

I don't like Marx, marxism, Ra"terepublik or similar.
But this is not a political forum.

Marco