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The Idea that a Celtic Language Existed is a Myth

The Idea that a Celtic Language Existed is a Myth

Michael Goormachtigh
Language: English - ISBN: 9789465460642 - 273 pages
Paperback
€42.28
€42.28

Synopsis

Michael Goormachtigh is the author of this book. During his professional life, he worked as an independent entrepreneur and database specialist, managing large databases with names and addresses for his clients. It was while he was working for an English client that his sixth sense kicked in. He noticed that the addresses in Wales are strikingly different from those in England. He knew that the Anglo-Saxons supposedly imported the English language and that before the whole of Britain was believed to be Celtic-speaking. Where are the Celtic, Welsh-like names, for instance, in East Anglia? Did the Anglo-Saxons change local place names? Why did they not change hundreds of old Roman names, such as Londinium? Why can nobody explain the etymology of Londinium? Twenty years ago, after learning historical linguistics, he discovered that the Old Britons spoke, in reality, a Germanic language, proto-English, way before the arrival of the Romans. The Celtic Continent also spoke Germanic. Thanks to this discovery, numerous Roman-era place-names can now be explained. A breakthrough!

About Michael Goormachtigh

Michael Goormachtigh is the author of this book. His only talent is a sixth sense for inconsistencies. During his professional life, he worked as an independent entrepreneur and database specialist, managing large databases with names and addresses for his clients. It was while he was working for an English client that his sixth sense kicked in. He noticed that the addresses in Wales are strikingly different from those in England. He knew that the Anglo-Saxons supposedly imported the English language and that before the whole of Britain was believed to be Celtic-speaking. Where are the Celtic, Welsh-like names, for instance, in East Anglia? Did the Anglo-Saxons change local place names? Why did they not change hundreds of old Roman names, such as Londinium? Michael speaks six languages and is an autodidact in historical linguistics.

Product specifications

BindingPaperback
LanguageEnglish
Publishing dateMonday, 6 April 2026
Edition1
ISBN9789465460642
Pagecount273
Interior colorFull color
Size155 x 235 mm
AuthorMichael Goormachtigh
CategoryBusiness > Other business