Bustofreán
Galician
Etymology
From busto and Froilani, an improper genitive form of Late Latin Froila,[1] from a Suevic and Gothic personal name, from *Frawilô,[2] from Proto-Germanic *frawjô (“lord”) and the diminutive personal suffix *-ilan-.[3]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /bustofɾeˈaŋ/
Proper noun
Bustofreán m
- A village in Vilapedre, Vilalba, Lugo, Galicia.
Related terms
- Donfreán
- Freán
- Freáns
- Freás
References
- “Bustofreán” in Xavier Gómez Guinovart & Miguel Solla, Aquén. Vigo: Universidade de Vigo, 2007-2017.
- "Froilani", in Gallaeciae Monumenta Historica.
- Cf. Piel, Joseph M.; Kremer, Dieter (1976) Hispano-gotisches Namenbuch, Heidelberg: Carl Winter - Universitätsverlag, →ISBN, p. '.
- Ringe, Don (2006) From Proto-Indo-European to Proto-Germanic, Oxford: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 293