From: Steve Woodson
Message: 5986
Date: 2001-02-09
----- Original Message -----From: Piotr GasiorowskiSent: Thursday, February 08, 2001 12:13 AMSubject: Re: [tied] Re: Language - Area - RoutesWhat?? Attila is the Gothic word for "daddy", from atta 'father' with the same suffix that we see in Wulfila ("little wolf") -- a Germanic nickname given him by the Goths. Where is "Attila" attested as a name of the Volga??Piotr----- Original Message -----From: tgpedersen@...Sent: Wednesday, February 07, 2001 12:02 PMSubject: [tied] Re: Language - Area - Routes
Hemming then presumes a connection with the rivers Don and Dniepr.
(eg. "Attila" means "River Volga", and he was born there)