Re: Tor/Tur/(e)

From: tgpedersen
Message: 29581
Date: 2004-01-14

--- In cybalist@yahoogroups.com, "Marco Moretti"
<marcomoretti69@...> wrote:
> --- In cybalist@yahoogroups.com, "Richard Wordingham"
> <richard.wordingham@...> wrote:
> > --- In cybalist@yahoogroups.com, "Marco Moretti"
> > <marcomoretti69@...> wrote:
> >
> > > Celtic for "thunder" and "Thor" was /Taranis/, /Taranus/.
> > > It's undeniable. And this argument should put an end to
> > > anacronisms and rave.
> >
> > No way! You've just agreed with Torsten that Thor was around
> before
> > the 'Germani'! What do these forms (Taran-) go back to?
>
> A God similar to Thor and red-haired was called Taranus by Celts.
> But I don't identify him as a source for toponyms in /tur/-.
> You simply misunderstood me.

And /a/ and an /u/ separates you. How about by metathesis Taran- >
Tanar- ?

>
> > > Allahstadt? Yiips what a horror! Poor Germany! I hope that
> > something
> > > similar will never happen!

It's your hope versus demographics.

Torsten