Joao wrote:
> Perhaps -o is the Latin n-theme (-o, -onis), translating the Gothic
> n-theme (-a, -ins)
>
> Joao SL
I just wanted to pay attention that in the genealogy given, until Alaric,
there is no Gothic name which ends in "-o" less one; After Alaric, it
appears that all the Germanic tribes which have lived/have had to do with
Romans (have there been any Romans as ethnos at that time at all anymore?)
got this "-o" to their name, even the Vandals got such names less the
descendants of Eutharicus / Amalasuintha ( see them: Athalaricus rex,
Vitiges, Mathesuentha, Germanus, Germanus)
If traced back _before_ Alaric and Theodoric, we have on the same genealogy
level with Theodoric a name which ends in "-o" and this is "Thrasamundo", a
Vandal. All other which have been before present the "-us" at the end or the
name ends in a consonant. (Hulmul, Oduulf, etc.
Interesting appears a reduction of "nd" if one can consider that the names
of Berimud, Thorismud are the same compositions as in the names of
Gesimundus, Hunimundus, Tharasmundo
About names which ends in "-a", one find them even between the first kings
(Hisarna) but later too (Amalaberga).
Question: how usual was in IE-culture to give names to men which ends in
"-a"? In Rom. that is not usual , but it is common to have such names for
men which ends in "-�"(&).
Alex