Re: The Origins of Zürich...

Brian wrote:
In <Ziurichi>? Nothing at all: it's not an independent
element, any more than <Ziu-> is.

Ziu is an independent element. It's a name for the Alimanni's god. The
switch from iu to ü is a logical step to make. Ziu to Zü. This leaves
"richi" as an element for which a meaning must be found. I'm going to
make a guess: Ziu-richi....Ziu-richter...Zürich...Ziu's judgement
seat...a place where Alamanni assemblies occured and where crimes were
tried.

Heidi

Brian, I found out what richi means in OG and MG. It's reich...realm.
Ziu-richi, Ziu's Realm. A place where Ziu rules over the land. Ziurichi,
Zürich. It is a name dervived from the German Language Tree. It is not
related to the Celtic or Latin Languages.

Heidi


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