Re: Vojing and voding

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

> --- In cybalist@yahoogroups.com, "t0lgs001" <st.9eor9e@>
> wrote:

[...]

>> The Wüterich above, Dracula, was a "Wajde", i.e. a Wojwode
>> (voyvoda) (yet in his country his rank was above of that of a
>> "mere" Heeresführer, he was kind of Herzog).

> Erh, you do know that heri-zogo actually means "Heeresführer"?

Etymologically speaking, yes, but at a very early date the word
had already acquired the narrower sense that George obviously
has in mind.

Brian