Re: [tied] Ariovistus

From: tgpedersen
Message: 11776
Date: 2001-12-12

--- In cybalist@..., "Piotr Gasiorowski" <gpiotr@...> wrote:
> *arjo-, not *arya-. Well, Eremon/Airem is one well-known example,
and Gaul. Ariios is another (cf. Old Irish aire 'nobleman'). The
elements *arjo- (note the -o-, Germanic would show -a- instead) and
*wisto- are directly attested in Celtic. It is highly likely that
Ariovistus was known under a Celtic name even if he spoke Suevic
Germanic.
>
> Piotr
>
>
One reason being that archaeologically both sides of the Rhine are
indistinguishable up to Caesar and Ariovist's time. So even if he
spoke Suevic Germanic it was new to the banks of the Rhine (as Caesar
implies himself).

Torsten