The Etymology of Local Names
by Richard Morris
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About this eBook
- Author
- Morris, Richard, 1833-1894
- Title
- The Etymology of Local Names With a short introduction to the relationship of languages. Teutonic names.
- Credits
- Produced by Steven Gibbs and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net
- Language
- English
- LoC Class
- PE: Language and Literatures: English
- Subject
- English language -- Etymology -- Names
- Category
- Text
- Project Gutenberg
- eBook-No. 57658
- Release Date
- August 8, 2018
- Copyright
- Public domain in the USA.
Contents
- 1.Untitled
- 2.CONTENTS.
- 3.INTRODUCTION. THE RELATIONSHIP OF LANGUAGES.
- 4.WORKS CONSULTED. — THE ETYMOLOGY OF LOCAL NAMES.
- 5.DIVISION I. DESCRIPTIVE ELEMENT. — ( A ) NAMES OF TRIBES, FAMILIES, INDIVIDUALS, AND GODS. — ( a ) Tribes. — ( b ) Families. — ( c ) Individuals. — ( d ) Names of Gods. — ( B ) NAMES OF ANIMALS. — ( C ) THE NAMES OF TREES, PLANTS, &c. — ( D ) NAMES OF MINERALS. — ( E ) ADJECTIVES.
- 6.DIVISION II. GENERAL ELEMENT. — ( A ) WORDS SIGNIFYING WATER, RIVER, &c. — ( B ) NAMES OF MOUNTAINS, HILLS, &c. — ( C ) NAMES OF VALLEYS, PLAINS, WOODS, &c. — ( D ) NAMES OF HABITATIONS.
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