SV: [gothic-l] Hansa

[faltin2001]

--- In gothic-l at yahoogroups.com, "WILHELM OTTO" <wilhelm.otto at s...> 
wrote:
> 
> Hi Terje,
> Cabor wrote:
> as Tore already pointed out, "Hansa" is a common Germanic word, the
> reconstructed form being *hanso
> 
> Tore Gannholm wrote:
> Die Engländer kannten
> diese Bezeichnung freliich schon viel länger als Bezeichnung für
> freiwillige Zusammenschlüsse von Händlern auf fremden Märkten: In 
der
> «flandrischen Hanse von London» hatten sich Kaufleute aus Ypern,
> Brügge, Lille und anderen flännschen Städten zusammengeschlossen.
> 
> The word is common, it is known "all over the world", and still 
does not pop
> up until 1267 and does so in London. 




That is not quite correct I am afraid. As pointed out earlier, the 
word is used in the Gothic bible and it is also mentioned as 
components in German words like Hansagraf, which was a public office 
in the South Gemran town of Regensburg mentioned in the 12th century.

Cheers
Dirk  







------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> 
$9.95 domain names from Yahoo!. Register anything.
http://us.click.yahoo.com/J8kdrA/y20IAA/yQLSAA/wWMplB/TM
--------------------------------------------------------------------~-> 

You are a member of the Gothic-L list.  To unsubscribe, send a blank email to <gothic-l-unsubscribe at egroups.com>. 
Yahoo! Groups Links

<*> To visit your group on the web, go to:
    http://groups.yahoo.com/group/gothic-l/

<*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to:
    gothic-l-unsubscribe at yahoogroups.com

<*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to:
    http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/