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Quiz 3
● Where did the Celts originate?
During the Iron Age Celtic culture spread from the Iberian Peninsula to Turkey, but the ultimate origin of the Celts is a subject of controversy. Traditionally, scholars have placed the Celtic homeland in what is now southern Germany and Austria.(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Celts)
● Name 3 Celtic town names in the area of modern Germany and give their meanings
- Worms: Worms is a city in the southwest of Germany. Its name is of Celtic origin: Borbetomagus meant "settlement in a watery area". ( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Worms%2C_Germany)
- Mainz: Although the city is situated opposite the mouth of the Main river, the name of Mainz is not from Main, the similarity being perhaps due to diachronic analogy. Main is from Latin Menus, the name the Romans used for the river. Linguistic analysis of the many forms of the name "Mainz" have taken on, make it clear that it is a simplification of Moguntiacum. The name appears to be Celtic and ultimately it is from the Celtic. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mainz#Roman_Moguntiacum.)
- Halle: Halle's early history is connected with harvesting of salt. The name Halle might derive from a proto-germanic word for salt.(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Halle%2C_Saxony-Anhalt)
Where do the Celts live now?
- Ireland, Scotland, Brittany, Cornwell, Isle of Man
● What is their significance for English studies?
–historically
the celts have been the first tribe on the British Islands. Languages with celtic origin are still spoken today and give evidence for the developement of the English language.
– currently
Celtic languages, gaelic and welsh, are still part of the British culture today. To understand this cultural influence we have to deal with its origin.
Great Vowel Shift
What are the corresponding German forms?
make-machen
break-brechen
feet-füße
mice-mäuse
mouse-maus
boat-boot
● How do you explain the differences?
-High German Sound Shift
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