Re: A "Germanic" query

--- In cybalist@..., "caraculiambro" <gpiotr@...> wrote:

> It is not 100% certain that the Herulians' ethnic name and *erilaz
> are cognate.

If they are not, the poor Germani would have had a hard time
distiguishing between *erul- the social class and *herul- the
tribe/people.

>If they are, the <h-> is parasitic, as in "Hermanaric" =
> Ermana-ri:ks or "Hermunduri" with the same intensive prefix. The
> occurrence of such prothetic aitches in Germanic names cited by
> Classical sources is a reflection the fact that late Latin
> orthographic <h-> was already mute.
>
> Piotr
>

Torsten

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>
> --- In cybalist@..., "tgpedersen" <tgpedersen@...> wrote:
>
> > How does one explain the vanishing <h-> of Heruli vs. erila- ?
> >
> > Torsten