Re: [tied] Gothic Thunder God, Thunraz

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From: "tgpedersen" <tgpedersen@...>
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Sent: Thursday, August 26, 2004 12:04 PM
Subject: Re: [tied] Gothic Thunder God, Thunraz



> BTW it puzzles me that some people accept the interpretation of
> Thuringia as derived from *Thor-ing-, since Thor is North Germanic,
> the West Germanic being *Thonar-?

The primitive WGmc. form is *�un(a)r-a- (see OE �unor, �unres with
non-lowered *u). If Thuring- is to be derived from that, one may assume
*�unr-ing- > �uring- via dissimilatory simplification. Too many nasals: cf.
*ximina- > *himil-, *hibin- > Himmel, heaven, or *kuninga- > king, K�nig.

Piotr