The Names of the Months in Europe: Agricultural and Meteorological influences

The Names of the Months in Europe: Agricultural and Meteorological influences

The ancient Anglo-Saxon and Germanic month names related to agricultural activities and meteorology have left traces in names still used in Germany, Holland and Denmark in the 19th century. Nowadays, in a number of East European languages (Croatian, Czech, Ukrainian, Polish, Byelorussian, Lithuanian...

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Veröffentlicht in:European review (Chichester, England) England), 2007-05, Vol.15 (2), p.199-207
1. Verfasser: POIRIER, JEAN-PAUL
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Agriculture
Calendars
Culture
European history
Linguistics
Meteorology
Seasons
Social sciences
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Zusammenfassung:The ancient Anglo-Saxon and Germanic month names related to agricultural activities and meteorology have left traces in names still used in Germany, Holland and Denmark in the 19th century. Nowadays, in a number of East European languages (Croatian, Czech, Ukrainian, Polish, Byelorussian, Lithuanian, Finnish) the names of the months still refer to seasonal agricultural labours or meteorological conditions.
ISSN:1062-7987
1474-0575
DOI:10.1017/S106279870700021X