From: Piotr Gasiorowski Message: 67831 Date: 2011-06-22
W dniu 2011-06-22 23:17, Piotr Gasiorowski pisze:
> *veNtje-slavU is a typical wishing name ('more fame'), not a Veneto-Slav
> or anything of the sort ;)
BTW, the Modern Polish form of the name, <Wacl/aw>, is a loan from
Czech. The Old Polish version was <Wie,cesl/aw> (or <Wie,cl/aw> with the
syncope of the medial syllable).