Re[2]: [tied] Re: etymology of German surnames

From: Brian M. Scott
Message: 38027
Date: 2005-05-24

At 1:45:19 PM on Monday, May 23, 2005, Joao S. Lopes wrote:

> Could be Dungel a diminutive of Dominik? Something like
> *Dominicellus > Dumingel > Du(ΓΌ)ngel ?

I'd be very much surprised. <Marcellus> produced
<Marcellus> and <Marzellus>, and in general one expects /c/
(= [ts]) here, not /g/.

Brian