[gothic-l] Heruli, Rus

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Hi Lars!<?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" />

Thank you for help.



You are almost right. Gleb Lebedev (from St. Petersburg)

only stated a widely accepted supposition to derive

the etycon "rus'" from Finnish "ruotsi" with overall

meaning Sweden. The supposition is supported

by a parallel -- old Russian "sum'" < "suomi" meaning Finns.

I share this position entirely.



The crucial point is just origin of Finnish "ruotsi"

where I'm searching nonconventional solution ascending

to ancient Goths.

G. Lebedev summed up two existing derivations from Swedish:



a) from a root "rod" with a general meaning "rowing";

b) from "drott".



I'd like to derive "ruotsi" from Gothic rauths or hroth.

That is the point.



Vladimir



-----Original Message-----
From: ring_danes_dk [mailto:lars.larsen at ring-danes.dk]
Sent: Monday, December 16, 2002 2:15 AM
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Subject: SV: [gothic-l] Heruli, Rus


Hi Vladimir

I have heard a russian archaeologist from Skt.Petersburg, prof. Lebedev,
Talking about Rurik (800 century) saying that Rus could mean the
rowers on the rowing-warboats from 'Sweden/Denmark'
The finnish word for 'Sweden' should be Ruotski - pretty close to Rus.

Sorry if this has already been discussed in this group or I am missing a
point here,
I just recently joined,

Cheers
Lars Larsen




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