Re: 'The Economist' Lauds Baltics NATO Participation


lorad474@xxxxxx wrote:
J. Anderson wrote:
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The root 'valdis' and its prefixes are intelligible as separate words
in Latvian.
Is that the case with Icelandic; ie does 'valdi' still have a separate
meaning - other than as a proper name?

Vald in Icelandic means power, authority. Related words exist in our
languages:
valstybé - Lithuanian for state;
valsts - Latvian for state;
valtio - Finnish for state;
vald - Estonian for municipality (pagasts);
välde - Swedish for power;
vlast' - Russian for power.

My Math teacher was called Sigwald. The name is fairly common all over
northern Europe.

Yes...
The idea was to point out that 'Vald' was originally a Baltic root
word.
But Sigvald has disappeared again.

Except for Islande (which was originally Norwegian settled), all of the
countires you list above show the extent of Corded-Ware/Baltic
migration. That's a good indicator of how old the Baltic language group
is.

PS: the russian version clearly shows the result of severe asiatic
influences.

See a doctor, Hui. Poor Eugene -- missing these joys, in Crete.

/P

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