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ArchivesRe: What do the names Felisberto and Felisberta mean?
in reply to a message by elbowin
the prototheme connected with viel is Felu-, continental filu- is anomalous, characteristic of East German, not West-Germanic. Vili occurs in OHG, but doesn't appear to be normal.
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At some point in history (Ostrogothic Kingdom at Verona, Italy), East Germanic and Bavarian were geographically adjacent, and there are some Gothic loan words in German, and some Greek words transmitted via Gothic. So such kind of connection is not too far fetched.
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