Talk:Conrad (name)

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. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Adam470 (talk • contribs) 20:53, 3 January 2020 (UTC)


 * Well, it's a German name. But, as with nearly all things German, the wiki withholds this information and makes it into some "germanic" name. Which isn't false but it could be simply labeled as a German name, considering it is one. Then there needs to be no guessing on what it might have been at some point in it's developement. Just name the OHG origin and the meaning of the words it consists of. But this is common practice on this site, done with many names, words and even culture of the German language and people. 178.24.245.73 (talk) 17:52, 8 March 2023 (UTC)