Gothic woman

Mon May 28 21:20:30 UTC 2007

> I've got an idea than maybe for modern ethnonyms we could use the 
> derived –isk- form, to distinguish them from the old tribal names, 
> and in accord with historical development here. E.g. the Franks are 
> Fragkans, but the French are Fragkiskans (sg. masc. Fragkiska, fem. 
> Fragkisko) – cf. Fr. Francais < Mlat. Franciscus < Frank. Frankisk. 
> The same with Danes (Daneis and Daniskans, Modern Danish "Dansker"), 
> and maybe with British (Britiskans)?

And what about mu-stems (I mean old names here)?

Arab: "*Arabus", Arab woman "*Arabus" (fu-stem; or "*Arabini", fjo-
stem, "*Arabo", fn-stem?)

Manie

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