On the Question of the Baltic Proper Names of the Area "Ragnit" and "Tilsit" in the Documents of the Order of 14th – 15th Centuries Cover Image

Zur Frage der baltischen Eigennamen des Gebietes „Ragnit“ und „Tilsit“ in den Ordensdokumenten des 14.–15. Jahrhunderts
On the Question of the Baltic Proper Names of the Area "Ragnit" and "Tilsit" in the Documents of the Order of 14th – 15th Centuries

Author(s): Darius Ivoška
Subject(s): Language studies, Lexis, Historical Linguistics, Baltic Languages, 13th to 14th Centuries, 15th Century
Published by: Lietuvių Kalbos Institutas
Keywords: historical Onomastics; historical proper names; German Order folios;

Summary/Abstract: The article examines proper names in two selected areas of Prussian Lithuania, i.e. Ragainė and Tilžė. The primary aim and objective of the research was to examine personal names as well as place names (in case any would have been identified in the course of the research) with key focus exclusively on their possibly unknown mentions and etymology. However, in the course of the research, the aims and objectives had to be expanded by supplementing them with an attempt to answer questions related to the problems of Historical Onomastics in a broad sense, its research scope, main objectives, the selection of appropriate research sources and materials, etc.

  • Issue Year: 2020
  • Issue No: 83
  • Page Range: 132-150
  • Page Count: 19
  • Language: German