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The name '''Ganglais''' is unknown but there are a few theories to it: | The name '''Ganglais''' is unknown but there are a few theories to it: | ||
# The name comes from Proto-Germanic *gangaz meaning "way" or "road and *līþaz meaning "pertaining to", but would wield something like ** | # The name comes from Proto-Germanic *gangaz meaning "way" or "road and *līþaz meaning "pertaining to", but would wield something like **Ganglice | ||
The name '''Ventalîque''' might have come from Latin Vandalus, ultimately from Proto-Germanic *wandilaz and the Proto-Germanic suffix *-iskaz, making a possible Proto-Germanic word **wandiliskaz, meaning "Pertaining to the Vandals, or wanderers", an equivalent to English Vandalish. | The name '''Ventalîque''' might have come from Latin Vandalus, ultimately from Proto-Germanic *wandilaz and the Proto-Germanic suffix *-iskaz, making a possible Proto-Germanic word **wandiliskaz, meaning "Pertaining to the Vandals, or wanderers", an equivalent to English Vandalish. | ||