Re: The etymology of herold

From: Torsten
Message: 65703
Date: 2010-01-19

--- In cybalist@yahoogroups.com, Piotr Gasiorowski <gpiotr@...> wrote:
>
> W dniu 2010-01-19 18:15, Torsten pisze:
>
> > It is?
> > How come there has been, according to Markey, a row over the
> > hari-, instead of expected *harja- on the Negau helmet?
> > http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/cybalist/message/65634
> > <http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/cybalist/message/65634>
>
> Because the reading of the Negau inscripotion as containing a
> Germanic name is doubtful?

It's the best one around, it seems.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Negau
Markey seems to think it's bad Germanic, influenced by Rhetic.


Torsten