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[edit] Venetic

It wouldnt be assumed to be Venetic as defined by Wikipedia, as that was Italic or close to it. The author probably means Wendish, as the Wends were referenced under the ancient name Venedi, which looks like Veneti. There are a group of similar names like this in widely scattered cultures and some oversynthesizers have wanted to connect them. There's no evidence beyond the name that they are connected. If they were it would have to have been in proto-IE times. But, that is a whole different topic.

Wendish was Slavic, so there is no need to repeat it. I commented that out for the time being.

Slavic is a pretty creditable theory. At that early date it is more likely to have been proto-Slavic or early Wendish. The first lake goes back to before Slavic. Polish is certainly out. But, maybe there is another creditable theory, such as early western Baltic. If I find one I will put it in.Dave 11:26, 21 July 2006 (UTC)