Europa Vasconica, Europa Semitica

Theo Vennemann

Walter de Gruyter, 2003 - Language Arts & Disciplines - 977 pages

This book presents the theory that the linguistic and cultural landscape of Europe north of the Alps and the Pyrenees was shaped in prehistoric times by the interaction of Indo-European speakers of languages related to Basque and to Semitic. These influences on the lexicon, grammar, and toponymy of the West Indo-European languages (with special focus on Germanic) are demonstrated in German and English research papers, provided here with summaries, commentaries, and a new introduction in English, and with general and etymological indexes.

Contents

• Bemerkung zum friihgermanischen Wortschatz: 1
• Die Lautverschiebungen und die Ausbreitung des: 21
• Zur Erklarung bayerischer Gewasser und Siedlungsnamen: 33
• Die mitteleuropaischen Oris und Matronennamen mit p h und die Spatphase der Indogermania: 95
• Der Name der Landeshauptstadt Miinchen: 123
• Linguistic reconstruction in the context of European prehistory: 139
• Etymologische Beziehungen im Alten Europa: 203
• Zur Erklarung des ZtaeraNamens: 299
• German Eisvogel Greek halkyon English alder A study in Old European Etymology: 315
• Some West IndoEuropean words of uncertain origin: 343
• Pikten und Vanen: 371
• Mit einem Anhang zu Kassandra und Kastianeira: 397
• Zur Etymologie der Sippe von engl knife franz canif All bask kanibet: 427
• Remarks on some British place names: 479
• Zur Frage der vorindogermanischen Substrate: 517
• Andromeda and the Apples of the Hesperides: 591
• Biene und Imme: 713
• Zur Etymologie von Eire dem Namen Irlands: 729
• Hesperia Euskal Herria Europe Abendland: 803
• Grundfragen der Ortsnamenforschung: 820
• Abbreviations: 871
• Index of Atlantic and Old European Appellatives: 941
• Index of Place Names: 959
• Subject Index: 975

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About the author

Theo Vennemann is Professor at the University of Munchen, Germany. Patrizia Noel teaches at the University of Munchen, Germany.

Bibliographic information

• Title: Europa Vasconica, Europa Semitica; Volume 138 of Trends in Linguistics; Trends in linguistics. 138: Studies and monographs
• Author: Theo Vennemann
• Editor: Patrizia Noel Aziz Hanna
• Edition: illustrated
• Publisher: Walter de Gruyter, 2003
• ISBN: 311017054X, 9783110170542
• Length: 977 pages
• Subjects: Language Arts & Disciplines / Linguistics / General