Talk:Conrad (name)

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Proto-Germanic

Hello all,

Is anyone else also dissatisfied with the 'Proto-Germanic' terms given?

Two issues to discuss:

1) They are clearly not PGmc forms as produced by linguists. A more appropriate representation would be *kōniz and *rēdaz. (The citation given for 'conja' and 'rad' is of course not a reputable work of historical linguistics.)

2) There is no evidence provided for this name having existed in the Proto-language: I am familiar only evidence for it appearing in OHG. Perhaps others are more familiar? Of course, the ultimate origin of the compound lies in Germanic.

The line in question:

'It is derived from the Proto-Germanic name Konrad, from conja meaning "bold" and rad "counsel".[1]'

All the best.