> but the other objections remain valid (no early attestation, a
> different attested name in the Middle Ages, a convincing modern
etymology).
'convincing' is the operative word here. There's no doubt a linguist
should be convinced be a convincing etymology. Or are you trying to
sneak a circular faith-based judgment in the back door so that you can
use it as a standard argument against e.g. a proposed Nordwestblock
pedigree for late-documented words in Germanic?
Torsten