Re: [tied] Swantewit and *baija-ri:k

Yes, the Boii left traces of their name from Italy to Bohemia (Baija-haima-). The Germanic tribes who drove them away from an area in Central Europe adopted the name Baija-warjos (Baiuvarii) 'inhbitants of the Boiic land).

Piotr

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From: Steve Woodson

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Sent: Monday, January 22, 2001 4:42 AM

Subject: [tied] Swantewit and *baija-ri:k

    My apologies for touching on this subject again but I've had PC problems and couldn't respond.

    I relied on my only reference to Swantewit as "Swanwhite" and you all have shown me that there is indeed a Slavic basis for the name. Thanks.

    Thanks to Piotr for showing a possible Germanic basis for Boiorix, *baija-ri:k. In a historical atlas that I have it shows the early Bavarians as Bajuvars. Is this possibly from the same root?