Talk:Thervingi
Etymon
[edit]Assuming ๐๐๐น๐ฟ (triu) is the correct etymon, Latin Thervingฤซ is clearly metathesized. Schรถfeld supposes this happened already in Gothic and lists *๐๐ฐ๐น๐๐ ๐น๐ฒ๐ฒ๐๐ (taรญrwiggลs). For what it's worth, he also mentions such permuted forms as Virtingi, Teriungi, Terviginti, and Terungi, so there's no guarantee that T(h)ervingi is correct either. If more weight is therefore given to the supposed "๐๐๐น๐ฟ" root and the metathesis is instead assumed to be post-Gothic (an assumption that cannot be proven), the etymon would presumably be *๐๐๐น๐ ๐น๐ฒ๐ฒ๐๐ (triwiggลs) (cf. ๐๐๐น๐ฟ~๐๐๐น๐ ๐น๐ (triu~triwis) +โ -๐ด๐น๐ฝ๐ (-eins) > ๐๐๐น๐ ๐ด๐น๐ฝ๐ (triweins)).
This is just speculation on my part, but perhaps someone will find it interesting or useful. Wiljahelmaz (talk) 04:20, 31 July 2024 (UTC)