In the end of the nineteenth century, the difficulties in resolving the puzzle of the source of the Gothic month name jiuleis and its cognates led Tille to suggest searching for a solution outside the sphere of the Germanic languages. In this article I argue that the ultimate source of the Gothic word and its cognates is the Biblical term jubilee. I also argue that the word is a nomen sacrum (a sacred name) and, as such, an abbreviation.
Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:DRESDEN/oai:qucosa.de:bsz:15-qucosa-145237 |
Date | 20 August 2014 |
Creators | Landau, David |
Contributors | Universität Leipzig, Philologische Fakultät, Gesellschaft für Namenkunde e.V. ,, Universität Leipzig, Philologische Fakultät, Gesellschaft für Namenkunde e.V., |
Publisher | Universitätsbibliothek Leipzig |
Source Sets | Hochschulschriftenserver (HSSS) der SLUB Dresden |
Language | English |
Detected Language | English |
Type | doc-type:article |
Format | application/pdf |
Source | Namenkundliche Informationen; 95/96(2009), S. 239-248 |
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