Der Gewässer- und Siedlungsname Luhe
The Toponym Luhe
Author(s): Albrecht Greule, Wolfgang JankaSubject(s): Language and Literature Studies
Published by: AV ČR - Akademie věd České republiky - Ústav pro jazyk český
Keywords: onomastics; toponymy
Summary/Abstract: This article introduces a new interpretation of the toponym Luhe (name of a river and a town in Eastern Bavaria). The linguistic analysis – based on historic spellings and the dialectal pronunciation – leads to the reconstruction of a Celtic hydronym.
Journal: Acta Onomastica
- Issue Year: XLIX/2008
- Issue No: 49
- Page Range: 125-130
- Page Count: 6
- Language: German