[gothic-l] Re: Anagastes?

[Frank Kermes]

>Hello,
>
>Gregory Vernadsky called in his book 'Ancient Russia' the name Anagast
>a 'typical Antic name'. Vernadsky explaines that the Antes were an
>Irano-Slavic tribe in the Black Sea area. I am not sure that I agree,
>as I think that **gast* is Germanic, but perhaps the first part *Ana*
>was borrowed from a different language?
>
>best
>Dirk

I was just skimming through the same book not too long ago.  That doesn't
seem too unlikely, considering how closely associated the Alans and
Sarmatians often were with Germanic peoples.  And we seem to have Hunnic
names borrowed into other Germanic languages  . . .

Cheers,
Frank
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