Germanus

germanus ģermāņus Latin Etymology la gmw-pro gem-pro First used by Caesar and Tacitus to describe tribes as distinct from the Gauls and originally from the east of the Rhine. Of uncertain origin; several conjectures now deemed improbable have been put forward, such as: being from a la cel/la cel-gau - wordThe Merriam-Webster New Book of Word Histories (1991, 0877796033), page 194 meaning "neighbor", from la ine-pro *ǵʰer- short (whence ga gair neighbor nearby nearby),Ernest Weekley, An Etymological Dictionary of Modern English, volume 1 (A-K) (2013, 0486122875), page 634: "Prob. orig. name of particular tribe. [...] Etymologies proposed for the name (e.g. Olr. gair, neighhour, gairm, war-cry, OHG. ger, spear) are pure conjectures." or being from a la cel/la cel-gau - word meaning "noisy", from la ine-pro *ǵeh₂r- to shout (whence cel-pro *garman, la garriō); compare also cel-pro *garsman which also gave la Garmanus; or being related to goh gēr spear. It may have originally been the name of a particular tribe. Note: it is not to be confused with the word la germānus of brothers or sisters, which derives from la germen sprout, bud and is thought to be unrelated. More at Germani. Pronunciation Germānus la germānus Adjective Germānus Relating to the native peoples or tribes of ancient Germania Germanic Declension Germānus Noun Germānus<2.both> a Germanic person (male); member of a Germanic tribe Declension Germānus<2.both> Derived terms la Germāna la germānicus la Germānia Descendants sq gjerman ca germà nl Germaan en German el Γερμανός it germano pt germano ro german scn girmanu es germano References la Nationalities