[gothic-l] Re: Godheimar and godos

[Francisc Czobor]

Hi Bertil,

Here is another thing.
In Spanish, like in other Romance languages, the intervocalic "t" of 
Latin words was sonorized (softened) to "d". Thus, Latin Gothus 
(pronounced "Gotus", since "th" was in Latin only a graphy, it was 
pronounced "t") > Spanish godo (pronounced [goðo]), like in totus 
>todo, civitate(m) > ciudad, armata > armada, etc.
It has nothing to do with the Norse God- in God-thjod, God-heimar etc.

Francisc

--- In gothic-l at y..., Bertil Häggman <mvk575b at t...> wrote:
> Francisc,
> 
> One interesting connection between
> "god" and the Goths is the Spanish
> word for Goths.
> 
> In _Isidorus Hispalenis_ of Bishop Isidorus
> of Sevilla the Gothic heritage is very
> prominent and the good bishop is presenting
> a glowing Spanish patriotism that influenced
> medieval Spanish literature (see Gifford Davis,
> "The development of the national theme in 
> medieval Castilian literature", Hispanic Review, 3, 
> 1935, pp. 149-161). Spain was more or less
> identical with "patria Gothorum" and "la tierra
> de los godos".
> 
> Gothically
> 
> Bertil
> 
> 
> 
> 
> It seems that we are talking about the same thing.
> Like Prof. Pritsak, I saw too a reinterpretation through popular 
> etymology of Got- as God- (in Godthjod, Godheimar etc.).
> But, in the case of Godheimar, I am not sure if it is not indeed the 
> "home  of Gods". I know to little about the subject to risk to 
sustain 
> a point of view or other.


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