Re: [tied] Re: etmyology of Germani

tgpedersen wrote:

> --- In cybalist@yahoogroups.com, Michael J Smith <lookwhoscross-
> eyednow@...> 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
>>
> Strabo's derivation makes sense in the case that people on both sides
> of the Rhine were Celts and those on the Roman side were Romanized.
> Of course the old romantic in me would want to equate Herodotus'
> Germani and Daans (forgot where) with Germans and Danes although
> proper historians and linguists tell me they were Iranian-speakers
> from Kerman, and Dahae
>
> Torsten

Torsten, which are the Iranic elements in Germanic then? I really failed
to see where should be at least the linguistic connection since
historicaly there is no clear connection between iranians and
germanics:). And you mean Herodotus mentioned the "Dans" calling them a
Germanic tribe or how?