Hi, I don't think there is any real objections against the Baltic area with Gotland in the centre having been very influential in the forming of the Goths. It...
Since the AS name is Mona, would the Gothic name be closer to Munais. Le ... From: "Seth Estlow" <hammerwolf777@...> To: <gothic-l@yahoogroups.com> ...
I am not certain the name would have an e in it, if it resembles the other Germanic words. OE is mona, OS maybe the same Mona. OHG would that be monaz? Would...
Slava! I have some questions. 1. Are there some people from Poland? 2. Do You know some books about Goths in polish language. 3. When die last Gothman? 4. What...
Hello, my family name is Sunlin. Rumor is that we come from Alsace. One day I decided to look in a Gothic dictionary for the parts of the name, and lo, "sun"...
Hi all, In my understanding, the objection to a prehistoric Scandinavian origin for the Goths is simply that it is unverifiable. The archaeological remains...
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Hi Tom, Sure it probably remains a hypothesis but there are different hypotheses that still should be compared. I do not claim to be able to prove a...
ive read jordaunes account of the goths and their deeds and he says they came from a place called gutlan of scandinavia origin and of course left those areas...
... the other ... be monaz? ... Hi Le, If you look under "moon" in an English etymological dictionary, you sould find attested cognates in all these languages...
With all due respect, but the unverifiability claim is a "strawman". You can not call it a "hypothesis" because the hypothesis is that Jordanes account was...
Hi David, While I can't help you with Polish info, I can try to answer your third question. The last speakers of a Gothic language only died out in the 18th...
hi Doug, It seems to me very unlikely that it would be Gothic; Alsace was briefly under the rule of the Burgundians (an East Germanic people like the Goths) ...
i thought the eastern or ostrogoths were not conquered but driven from the mainframe of italy and thus settled in northeastern italy,venice,southern...
I ran across something that I'm curious to track down further, but really don't have the tools or expertise to, so I'm asking here for help. Forgive any...
... executioner ... word ... Hi Larry, The Gothic word 'wandus' is only attested once, as dative plural 'wandum', in the bible, Corinthians II 11:25, where St...
Hi all, I am curious if anyone knows anything about the Yiddish language and its possible ties to Gothic. While the conventional model of the origins of...
Hi Larry, There are some beheadings in (Snorri Sturluson's) Heimskringla, namely in the part about the vows of the Jomsborg vikings. Forgive me if you already ...
Hi Tom, I fully agree with you. Khazaria converted to Judaism in the 8 th century and imported rabbis to lead their new religion. Even if the ruling class were...
*********************** Hi Tore! I have to grieve you. You contradict to yourself. It is commonly accepted that only a restricted circle of high ranked...
Hi Vladimir, Thanks for your points. I get contradicting impressions when I read various authors. However the subject is very interesting and I think it needs...
Hi Tom, I don't know anything about genetics, but according to this site, the the question of the Khazar contribution to Jewish DNA is still an open question....
Hmmmmmmm I've never heard of that connection. If you find out let me know. macmaster@... wrote:Hi all, I am curious if anyone knows anything about the...
Hi, If your theory is right there must have been an exodus of Jews from the Rhineland during the Crusades. Is there any evidence? On the other hand Khazar is...
It seems to me that someone familiar with the various languages -- Gothic, medieval high German, and Yiddish -- should be able to tell fairly easily what the...
Devil's Advocate mode: Apparent similarity isn't always the whole story. Languages relationships can't always be represented by a neat branching family tree....
Aren't most of these languages considered to be of the Germanic language to beging with? I understand that we get the Germanic languages from the Ancient Goth...
Hi! Have you read this. TALES ABOUT JEWISH KHAZARS IN THE BYZANTINE EMPIRE RESOLVE AN OLD DEBATE. During the past two centuries, one of the major controversies...
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