Re: [tied] etmyology of Germani

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From: "Michael J Smith" <lookwhoscross-eyednow@...>
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Sent: Sunday, March 30, 2003 9:42 PM
Subject: Re: [tied] etmyology of Germani


> Thanks for clearing that up Piotr. So, so is the word "Germanus" in
> Latin cognate with the Germanic word (do we know it's Germanic form?),
or
> does it being a FEM rule out this possibility? Which brings to my
> second question, there seems to be disagreement over the origin of the
> word "Germani" as applied to the German tribes, was it a word of
Celtic
> or Germanic origin? I've heard that it has a meaning of "fierce men"
in
> Germanic. Is this true? I also wonder if it is an Indo-European
cognate
> with the Iranian Germani/Kermani
>
> -Michael


An another point for being a celtic name is the toponym Germanya in
Thrace, a city founded by celts.
I am nost sure if the person name "German" with non africated "g" (
Gherman) is to put in the same top.

Questions:
1) if for Thracian Germisara some researchers supposed an equivalent to
the Greek Therm- then why not the first part of "ger-man" shouldn't be
the same thing?
2) is the bg. scr 'siromah' eventually related to the 'german' or which
should be the root of this one?