From: tgpedersen
Message: 50715
Date: 2007-12-05
>So that in the case of Wasungen etc the place would be of that *was-
> --- In cybalist@yahoogroups.com, Rick McCallister <gabaroo6958@> wrote:
> >
> > Any relarion between -ung and -ing as a gentilicio (to
> > use the Spanish word --I don't know any English
> > equivalent, e.g. ethnic or family suffix)? Apologies
> > if you already answered this and I missed it
>
> It's identical to its use in placenames, AFAIK; the places were
> named as the places of the peoples of the same name.