Re: [tied] etmyology of Germani

Michael J Smith wrote:

> I was wondering about the etymology of the word Germani, and if
> there is any truth in what Strabo said:"The Romans assigned to them
> the name 'Germani,' as though they wished to indicate thereby that
> they were 'genuine' Galatae, for in the language of the Romans
> 'germani' means 'genuine.'
>
> Thoughts anyone?
>
> -Michael

I can give just the info about the meaning of Latin "germanus"
germanus= brother/sister, descendent from the same parents. The word
should have mean "akin" too.
The name should not be connected to the meaning "the originals". The
word should be Celtic.
an IE "g" before "er" should not have given in Latin "g".
Alex