Re: Illyrian in Thuringian German

>****GK: That's very interesting. I remember reading
>somewhere that some have attempted to interpret the
>old Lusatian culture as having "Illyrian" affinities
>(through analysis of hydronyms and toponyms). It's a
>reach to suppose that this vocabulary might have been
>part of the Hermunduri linguistic baggage passed on to
>the Thuringians. Any theories as to whence it came?
>Perhaps even part of the ancient "local" lingo in that
>"twixt Celts and Germans" area? Any examples?****

Sorry, I can't post any example. I only recalled I once
had read about that in the <<DTV Atlas der deutschen
Sprache>> (a paperback edition). I don't remember whether
the statement was in the general, introductory, part of it
or in some material pertaining to the Middle German dialect
spoken in Thuringia.

George