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> Van: Joe Mondello <Rugpretzel@...>
> Aan: Multiple recipients of list CONLANG <CONLANG@...>
> Onderwerp: Re: chat: weird names,was Re: conlanging,the ultimate femini=
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> Datum: woensdag 4 augustus 1999 6:21
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> In a message dated 8/4/99 12:09:48 AM Eastern Daylight Time,
fortytwo@UFL.EDU=20
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> << Garc=EDa, root word Gari (Old Teutonic) meaning "spearman"
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> Is this related to the word garrison? =20
Could very well be. IIRC gari / hari means spear, hariman means 'spearman=
'.
That's the origin of Herman 'soldier'.