[gothic-l] Accepting Elias Wessens Conclusion

[Bertil Haggman]

Well, Gautrek/Goetrek, was a mythical son of Gaute of Vaestergoetland
and Gautrek appears in the Gautrek Saga.

Heidrek has been described as a mythic king of Hreidgotaland,
son of a mythical king. Heidrek could possibly be connected
with Ermanarik as another name for this Gothic king. The name
of Ermanaric has been explained as rooted in "irmin" and in-
stead would here be the origin "heid".

The ending -rik can be traced to Gothic reiks. Thus the personal
names ending with -rik cand be linked to the Goths. In the case
of the Scandinavian -rik names there are other archaelogical,
linguistich and historical sources that could possibly point to
a Scandinavian-Gothic link via the Gauts.

Bertil Haggman

> I don't understand this argument at all.
> Gothic -rik is the equivalent of Gaulish -rix (Latin
> rex, Thracian res, Indic raj). Many Germanic peoples
> had composite names with this "royalty denoting"
> suffix.



------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor ---------------------~-->
Tiny Wireless Camera under $80!
Order Now! FREE VCR Commander!
Click Here - Only 1 Day Left!
http://us.click.yahoo.com/WoOlbB/7.PDAA/ySSFAA/wWMplB/TM
---------------------------------------------------------------------~->

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

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