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4 days ago · Based on all available forms, the hypothetical proto-Celtic word may be reconstructed as *dru-wid-s (pl. *druwides) whose original meaning is traditionally taken to be "oak-knower", based on the association of druids' beliefs with oak trees made by Pliny the Elder, who also suggested the word is borrowed from Greek δρῦς (drỹs) 'oak tree ...
- Druid (Disambiguation)
Roles and organizations. Druid, the highest level of study...
- List of Druids and Neo-Druids
Steve Blamires (Scotland, b. 1955), researcher and historian...
- Celts and Human Sacrifice
Human sacrifice is the act of killing one or more humans as...
- Blathmac
Saint Blathmac (Latin: Blathmacus, Florentius) was a...
- Druid (Disambiguation)
1 day ago · Gauls. The Gauls ( Latin: Galli; Ancient Greek: Γαλάται, Galátai) were a group of Celtic peoples of mainland Europe in the Iron Age and the Roman period (roughly 5th century BC to 5th century AD). Their homeland was known as Gaul ( Gallia ). They spoke Gaulish, a continental Celtic language .
4 days ago · The Bell Beaker culture, also known as the Bell Beaker complex or Bell Beaker phenomenon, is an archaeological culture named after the inverted-bell beaker drinking vessel used at the very beginning of the European Bronze Age, arising from around 2800 BC. Bell Beaker culture lasted in Britain from c. 2450 BC, with the appearance of single ...
2 days ago · Proto-Germanic (abbreviated PGmc; also called Common Germanic) is the reconstructed proto-language of the Germanic branch of the Indo-European languages. Proto-Germanic eventually developed from pre-Proto-Germanic into three Germanic branches during the fifth century BC to fifth century AD: West Germanic, East Germanic and North Germanic.
4 days ago · The Proto-Indo-European homeland was the prehistoric linguistic homeland of the Proto-Indo-European language (PIE). From this region, its speakers migrated east and west, and went on to form the proto-communities of the different branches of the Indo-European language family.
2 days ago · Etymology: possibly from Proto-Celtic *nemetom (sacred place, sanctuary), from the Proto-Indo-European *nem-(to give, take, distribute) . The Francoprovençal word nant (stream) comes from the same Proto-Celtic roots [ source ], as does the French place name Nanterre [ source ], the Irish word neimheadh (sanctuary, privilege of rank, holy thing ...
2 days ago · By making the form and content of cuneiform texts available online, the CDLI is opening pathways to the rich historical tradition of the ancient Middle East. In close collaboration with researchers, museums and an engaged public, the project seeks to unharness the extraordinary content of these earliest witnesses to our shared world heritage.
