Visigothae versus Ostrogothae
| Authors | |
|---|---|
| Year of publication | 2012 |
| Type | Article in Periodical |
| Magazine / Source | Graeco-Latina Brunensia |
| MU Faculty or unit | |
| Citation | |
| Web | Digitální knihovna FF MU |
| Field | Linguistics |
| Keywords | Goths; Visigoths; Ostrogoths; ethnonym; etymology |
| Description | In the article the ethnonyms of Visigoths & Ostrogoths are etymologized on the basis of hypothesis that their names form a logical pair of the type of Tervingi & Greutungi, i.e. "people of forests" vs. "people of stony or sandy land". In this perspective the Visigoths & Ostrogoths may be interpreted as "people of meadows or pastures", i.e. "pastoralists", and "hard-working people", i.e. "farmers", respectively. |
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