Re: Help with Germanic & Scythian etymology

--- In cybalist@yahoogroups.com, "tgpedersen" <tgpedersen@...> wrote:

>
> It sounds tempting, but, sad to say, I have no proposals there (and
> how would my anti-spyware programs react?). Nor do I for the
> Ingvaeones, except there is supposed to be a connection with a king
> Yngve.

Oh well, and since the govt is monitoring email... they'd get to
taste 'em... and I don't want to share anything good with those jerks
in power.

> On the Ermi(n)ones I've written much. It runs something like:
> The first Germani in Germania were the Hermunduri, later named
> Thuringi, in Thuringia. Assuming the first name is Iranian, the two
> names meant the same: follower- [armin-] Tur (or Dur), Tur-

follower.

> The Iranians were traditionally enemies of Turanians, one tribe of
> which were the the Danu (I noted with interest). Tacitus says those
> the Romans first mistakely named Germani were actually 'Tungri'.
> That name lives on in Tongern in Belgium, which might then be the
> resettlement place of Ariovist's beaten army.
>
>
> Torsten

Weird, but very interesting - so many hints and leads, so few
conclusions ugh!

My thanks for all your input!
-Aydan