Re: Maps from Udolph's 'Namenkundliche Studien zum Germanenproblem'

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> I've uploaded a good deal of the maps of place names from Udolph's
> 'Namenkundliche Studien zum Germanenproblem' to the file section.
>
> -> Arnaud: You might want to compare the map 47 -leben and -lev
> with the map 48 lauha.
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> A.F
> Ok
> I was definitely interested.
> What your maps show is a complementary distribution between areas

where Germanic people used *lauha as a place-name and other areas
where Germanic people used *law-i or law-in as a place-name.

Your hypothesis.

> So what did you want to prove ?

It's two different roots. -leben, -lev is mostly compounded with a
non-Christian male name.

> I am quite lost, now.

I hope you find your way.



Torsten