[gothic-l] Re: Gotnar, nicht “Gaut”!

[Francisc Czobor]

Hi Cory,

Sorry, but "der aus gutem Lande stammende" sounds like a joking folk 
etymology. The Goths called themselves Gut- (Gut-thiuda, Gutani, with 
short "u"), whereas the correspondent of Germ. gut "good" is in Gothic 
goÞs, goda- (with long "o").
Regarding the "Gote Manner", I don't realize what understands the 
author by this.

Francisc

--- In gothic-l at y..., cstrohmier at y... wrote:
> Dear List Members,
> 	I was leafing through an American textbook called "Deutsche 
> Kulturgeschichte" by Hans-Wilhelm Kelling of Brigham Young 
University 
> (copyrighted in 1985 by Holt, Rinehart and Winston,Inc., USA), and 
in 
> a footnote under the section titled "Die Volkerwanderung",
> there is an explanation of the origin of the names of various German 
> tribes, including  "die Ost- und Westgoten", which are
> defined as being derived from "Gote Manner (gotnar = Manner) oder
> der aus gutem Lande stammende (Gotland)."
> Sincerely yours,
> Cory




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