2010/6/14 Ralf R. Radermacher <[email protected]>: > Bob W <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Neanderthal is the Neander Valley. 'Neander' is an >> invented word made up by a chap called Neumann which in English is New Man. > > Oh really? > > Silly old me had always thought that the Neandertal, which > is (quite appropriately) located near Dusseldorf, had its name from the > river Neander flowing through it.
Bob is apparently right: http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neandertal#Namen I do wonder though if Joachim was the first ever Neumann to call himself Neander Cheers Ecke -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
