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A dead language, called Gothic, was spoken by the Goths (they were Germanic people) centuries and centuries ago. Because of the Gothic culture nowadays, I'm rather interested in the word 'Goth', it sounds so mysterious and all.
I would like to know what its original meaning is. Maybe it means 'God' (referring to the Germanic gods like Wotan)?
Thank you in advance!
Greetings,
Lucille
I would like to know what its original meaning is. Maybe it means 'God' (referring to the Germanic gods like Wotan)?
Thank you in advance!
Greetings,
Lucille
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I never knew a gothic person to cast judgment upon people. I gice them praise for being so wise and beautiful. When I looked up the word a long time ago, I found the deffinition,"Ancient Historian". I believe the goths to be very ancient in mind and always looking for knowledge, wisdome and a meaning of life.
Thank you,
Angela Knabe.
Thank you,
Angela Knabe.
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The root of the word means approx. 'flow out, burst out'. English has a cognate in the word 'gush'.
Compare Ger. 'giessen'; Swe. 'gjuta'; Icel.; 'gós', 'geysir'.
The word 'god' is unique to the Germanic languages, and _might_ (no one knows for sure) have something to do with sacrifices or fertility rites.
Compare Ger. 'giessen'; Swe. 'gjuta'; Icel.; 'gós', 'geysir'.
The word 'god' is unique to the Germanic languages, and _might_ (no one knows for sure) have something to do with sacrifices or fertility rites.
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Goth:
Germanic people who lived in Eastern Europe c. 100 A.D. (O.E. Gota, L.L. Goth, Gk. Gothoi), from Goth. gutþiuda "Gothic people," the first element cognate with O.N. gotar "men". "The sense 'men' is usually taken to be the secondary one, but as the etymology of the word is unknown, this is uncertain" [Gordon]. The unhistorical -th- in Eng. is from L.L. Used in sense of "savage despoiler" (1663) in reference to their sack of Roman cities, 5c. Gothic was used by scholars to mean "Germanic, Teutonic" (1647), hence its evolution as a term for the art style that emerged in northern Europe in the Middle Ages, and the early 19c. literary style that used medieval settings to suggest horror and mystery. The word was revived 1983 as the name for a style of music and the associated youth culture; abbreviated form goth is attested from 1986. Gothic revival in reference to architecture and decorating first recorded 1869 in writing of C.L. Eastlake.
from etymonline.com :o)
Germanic people who lived in Eastern Europe c. 100 A.D. (O.E. Gota, L.L. Goth, Gk. Gothoi), from Goth. gutþiuda "Gothic people," the first element cognate with O.N. gotar "men". "The sense 'men' is usually taken to be the secondary one, but as the etymology of the word is unknown, this is uncertain" [Gordon]. The unhistorical -th- in Eng. is from L.L. Used in sense of "savage despoiler" (1663) in reference to their sack of Roman cities, 5c. Gothic was used by scholars to mean "Germanic, Teutonic" (1647), hence its evolution as a term for the art style that emerged in northern Europe in the Middle Ages, and the early 19c. literary style that used medieval settings to suggest horror and mystery. The word was revived 1983 as the name for a style of music and the associated youth culture; abbreviated form goth is attested from 1986. Gothic revival in reference to architecture and decorating first recorded 1869 in writing of C.L. Eastlake.
from etymonline.com :o)
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What the hell is that post to mean???????? God damnit put it in english,
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