Hydronym

As hydronyms ( from the Ancient Greek: ὕδωρ ( hydor ) = water and ὄνομα ( onoma ) = "Name") is referred to in the name of research, the waters name, so the names of rivers, lakes, springs and Others

Hydronymie

The Hydronymie deals with the exploration of hydronyms. Research focuses on the origin, meaning, history, and regional distribution of hydronyms and the production of relevant classifications.

Importance of hydronyms

Hydronyms as a linguistic unit are usually very durable; MOVED peoples retain the original name of a river, a lake, a sea section with frequently. Mississippi, for example, is the name of the Indians acquired for this flow. This hydronyms for linguists are often interesting, among other reasons, because they represent a particularly old language level.

Among the Indo-European languages ​​may share a common origin hydronyms from different languages ​​. The names of rivers Danube, Don, Dniester, Dnieper and Donets all go back to the original Indo-European * danu ( river).