Re: [tied] Slavic placenames

From: Piotr Gasiorowski
Message: 29811
Date: 2004-01-19

19-01-04 15:49, andelkod wrote:

> What is then proposal for origin of placename called 'Lubenik'?

I suppose it's based on the adjective *lube^nU- 'made of bast (or of
wooden planks)', something from the technical jargon of thatchers or
basket-makers. There are similar names elsewhere, e.g. <L/ubiana> and
<L/ubieniec> in Kashubia.

Piotr