Re: [tied] Semele

On Mon, 04 Jul 2005 16:40:50 +0000, Aigius
<segijus@...> wrote:

>There was Prussian duke Semelis, who escaped from teutonic knights
>to Grand Duchy of Lithuania. There is place name Semelishkës in
>Elektrënai district, Vilnius county, Lithuania.
>
>Semelis > Semelishkis, meaning MAN FROM Semelis ARMY, or something
>like that > feminine form Semelishkë > plural form Semelishkës
>
>What etymology is of name Semelis? Can it be derivered from
>Lithuanian word SEMIA, meaning IS SCOOPING, or word SËMË, meaning
>WAS SCOOPING? Or can it be derivered from Lithuanian word SËMENYS,
>meaning LINSEED?

Old Prussian was written in German orthography, so s- may be
z-, in which case there may be a connection with zeme: (=
OPr. semme).

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Miguel Carrasquer Vidal
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