Wortgeschichten aus alten Gemeinden

Connecting up previous papers with one-another, the lecturer endeavours to show that the enclosing ring of the meeting has been influential in respect of the character and the inward meaning of a series of words deriving from the sphere of sociallife. The Latin "!ltunus" is the successive service inherent in the ring. The German "meinm" derives from the consultation in the ring. The German "Minm" is the sentiment of good-will and helpfulness by means of which the "Gemeinde" is held together...