Re: Re[2]: [tied] aldric, luis, aldrin = etymology?

From: Joao
Message: 34817
Date: 2004-10-22

Most of masculine Gothic names in -a, are n-themes: Attila <*Attilan,
Wulfila < *Wulfilan

Joao SL
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From: "alex" <alxmoeller@...>
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Subject: Re: Re[2]: [tied] aldric, luis, aldrin = etymology?


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> Joao wrote:
> > Perhaps -o is the Latin n-theme (-o, -onis), translating the Gothic
> > n-theme (-a, -ins)
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> > Joao SL
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> I just wanted to pay attention that in the genealogy given, until Alaric,
> there is no Gothic name which ends in "-o" less one; After Alaric, it
> appears that all the Germanic tribes which have lived/have had to do with
> Romans (have there been any Romans as ethnos at that time at all anymore?)
> got this "-o" to their name, even the Vandals got such names less the
> descendants of Eutharicus / Amalasuintha ( see them: Athalaricus rex,
> Vitiges, Mathesuentha, Germanus, Germanus)
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> If traced back _before_ Alaric and Theodoric, we have on the same
genealogy
> level with Theodoric a name which ends in "-o" and this is "Thrasamundo",
a
> Vandal. All other which have been before present the "-us" at the end or
the
> name ends in a consonant. (Hulmul, Oduulf, etc.
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> Interesting appears a reduction of "nd" if one can consider that the names
> of Berimud, Thorismud are the same compositions as in the names of
> Gesimundus, Hunimundus, Tharasmundo
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> About names which ends in "-a", one find them even between the first kings
> (Hisarna) but later too (Amalaberga).
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> Question: how usual was in IE-culture to give names to men which ends in
> "-a"? In Rom. that is not usual , but it is common to have such names for
> men which ends in "-ã"(&).
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> Alex
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