[gothic-l] Attila

[Søren Larsen]

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From: <babeck at alphalink.com.au>
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Sent: Sunday, February 11, 2001 11:44 PM
Subject: Re: [gothic-l] Attila


> --- In gothic-l at y..., Xoxana at w... wrote:
>
> > This article presents the earliest origin of runes. in prehistoric
> > Scandinavia and from the Etruscan alphabet. Some words in Etruscan
> and
> > Scandinavian are oddly similar, such as "aesar" for "gods" and the
> name
> > "Lars".
> I believe the similarity is pure coincidence.  The Norse "aesir" is
> from Germanic *ansuz (plural *ansjuz). At the time the Etruscan
> inscriptions were written, the "n" would, I believe, still have been
> present in proto-Norse.
> Cheers,
> Brian
>

The Scandinavian name Lars is derived from the Christian name
Laurentius and sadly not from Lars Porsenna.

Cheers
Søren Larsen


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