This I would accept. The Celto-Germanic ethnic and cultural
mixture during the Iron Age could very well lead to
"cross-naming", and assuming that Celtic was the areally
prestigious language, Germanic groups or predominantly
Germanic mixed bands could acquire Celtic names. It has
often been suggested that the ethnonyms Cimbri and Teutoni
might be Celtic (no matter whether the former derives from
*kom-brogi: like Cumbri/Cymru or merely from something
similar).
As regards the possibility that Cumbri = Cimbri =
Cimmerians -- since Torsten has enquired, I don't think
there is the remotest possibility that the Cimmerians could
be thrown in for good measure. There are insuperable
chronological problems. The Kimmerioi (Akkadian Gimirraia)
are known from the 8th c. BC. The phonetic similarity
between Kimmeri- and Cymru can only be coincidental.
Piotr
----- Original Message -----
From: "christopher gwinn" <sonno3@...>
To: <cybalist@egroups.com>
Sent: Wednesday, January 10, 2001 4:25 PM
Subject: Re: [tied] Re: etruscan
> Perhaps the Danes got their name from remnant Celtic
populations in the area (a form of Celtic culture likely
existed anciently in southern Denmark).
> -Chris Gwinn