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in reply to a message by Caprice
Do you happen to know the original Old German form of 'Gumersinda' and/or the Old High German words behind it?
Rene www.AboutNames.ch
Rene www.AboutNames.ch
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Gumisinada
Hi, René!
This is what I found:
GUMA (Gothic) means "mankind" (related to Latin "homo")
SINTHA (Gothic: sinth) also Old High German "sind" (way, direction, journey), related to modern German "Gesinde" (originally "companion in warfare") and "senden" (to send).
This is taken from:
Ernst Förstemann: Altdeutsche Personennamen (1906)
Henning Kaufmann: Altdeutsche Personennamen, Ergänzungsband (1968)
dtv Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Deutschen, München 1993
Hi, René!
This is what I found:
GUMA (Gothic) means "mankind" (related to Latin "homo")
SINTHA (Gothic: sinth) also Old High German "sind" (way, direction, journey), related to modern German "Gesinde" (originally "companion in warfare") and "senden" (to send).
This is taken from:
Ernst Förstemann: Altdeutsche Personennamen (1906)
Henning Kaufmann: Altdeutsche Personennamen, Ergänzungsband (1968)
dtv Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Deutschen, München 1993
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