Re: Re Re: Fw: [tied] Pferd

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From: tgpedersen

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Sent: Tuesday, August 14, 2007 5:04 PM

Subject: [Courrier indésirable] Re Re: Fw: [tied] Pferd

 
> As for p-less etymology in supposedly "Belgian" :
> remes < prem "those at the front".

Possible. Ethnonym? Toponym? Hydronym?

In general, cities are named after the tribe : genitive (+ urbs)

so the modern city of Reims must be from a tribe's name

> Names in supposedly "Belgian" part of the country
> that have clear-cut P-celt origin :
> - oise         the furious one
> - somme     the calm one
> - Ambiani    on both sides of samara river
> - Morini        those on the sea
> - Ardenne    mountain
> - atrebates    those at the back
> - veromandi    over the mountains

Do you happen to know their etymologies? I thought the river names
were Old European?

> Instead of relying on Cesar information,
> I guess the first step is to have a reliable cartography of places
> where Celts settlements are well attested

That sounds like a good idea. Do you have one?

AF : I am trying to have one.