[gothic-l] Re: Danparstadir

[Francisc Czobor]

Hi Steve

In fact, Don, as well as Dniester, Dnieper and also Danube, are
regarded by some people as being derived from the same Old Iranic
word: danu- "river".
In this conception, Dnieper comes from Old Iranic *danu-apara "the
river before", and Dniester from *danu-nastya "the river behind" (the
Dnieper is before and the Dniester behind when looking from east to
west, thus from the point of view of the Iranic peoples).

Francisc

--- In gothic-l at y..., Alburysteve at a... wrote:
> Hi Bertil:
> >
> >  Have now arrived at the last of the for literary-historical-
> >  geographical names.
> >
> >  Danparstadir = "homesteads on the Don" is one of the four
>
> Why not "Dnieper steadings"?
>
> I've found these toponymic posts exceedingly interesting and want to
thank
> all the contributors.
>
> Gratefully,
>
> Steve O'Brien
> Albury, Ontario


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