--- In norse_course@yahoogroups.com, "Lazarus Black" <lazarus@...>
wrote:

> I am not a cunning linguist, so forgive me, but I have been

considering the

> following which seems to me to have some sense to it:
>
> /kon/ may be related to /ken/ which has the connotation

of 'knowledge' and

> 'knowing'. This may (or may not be) supported by Rigsthula which

has the

> ultimate child named Kon, who is then taught all the important

skills and

> knowledge by the god Rig (Heimdall) himself to lead his tribal

nation onward

> into destiny.
>
> Ing has been suggested to have the meaning of 'seed/soul/core

value' and not

> just 'people' or 'descendants'. This might make the Vikings those

who are

> the 'souls/seeds of the rivers' and the Volsungs those who are the
> 'souls/seeds of the valiant'. The Thuringi, then may be those who

the

> 'souls/seeds of Thor' and the Gothic tribe the Tirvingi those who

are the

> 'souls/seeds of Tyr'.
>
> Konungr may be those who are the 'souls/seeds of skill/knowledge'.

In the

> poetry, sagas and literature (esp. Rigsthula) it is quite clear

that the

> Kings were supposed to be better at everything that another person -

it is

> by those qualities that a King may be found out among them. Of

course, this

> could simply be defined as the authors and poets buttering up their

patrons

> for more coinage.
>
> Anyway - this is just my 2-cents. Don't beat me up too badly.
>
> -Laz
>

Hello!

Pay some attention to Thuringi, it cannot be from Thór.
Thór is from /Thonar/, and in Ancient German it was /Donar/.
Thuringi are of uncertain etymology.
Tervingi (not Tirvingi) are not from Týr (that is from Teiwaz), but
from a very ancient noun of "tree bark" or "oak".
The word /konungr/ is certainly from /kyn/, and I provided sufficient
evidence. It would be beautiful a world of pure knowledge, totally
devoided of folk etymology, bogus connections and other things.

Best wishes
Marco