From: | Andreas Johansson <andjo@...> |
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Date: | Tuesday, January 6, 2004, 10:47 |
Quoting John Cowan <cowan@...>:> Ph. D. scripsit: > > > Not to mention Finland and Germany. Look at the > > variety of names for Germany in the various European > > languages: Germany (English), Alemania (Spanish), > > Njemacka (Croatian), and even Deutschland (German). > > "The relatives", "all the men" (or "the all-men"), "the dumb/speechless", > "the people" respectively._German-_ meanng "relatives"? Do you have any more info on that? I've seen the meaning "spearmen" suggested.
John Cowan <cowan@...> | |
michael poxon <m.poxon@...> |