Project Gutenberg 2011-04-18 Public domain in the USA. 1001 Ferguson, Robert 1898 The River-Names of Europe Produced by Steven Gibbs, Stephen Blundell and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net "The River-Names of Europe" by Robert Ferguson is a historical and linguistic exploration written in the mid-19th century. The work delves into the origins and meanings of the names of rivers across Europe, emphasizing the linguistic roots and etymologies that trace back through various ancient languages, including Celtic and Sanskrit. Ferguson aims to categorize these river names based on their historical significance and geographical characteristics. The opening of the book establishes the author's intent and methodology, explaining how names given by early Asian immigrants to European rivers often retain their ancient forms due to the strong resistance to change inherent in their appellations. Ferguson outlines how names like the Danube and Rhine illustrate the multiplicity of names across cultures and the combination of linguistic elements from different languages, shedding light on the evolution of river names. He emphasizes the importance of philological research in uncovering the historical context and linguistic roots associated with these geographical features. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 86.7 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Names, Geographical -- Europe Rivers -- Europe D Text Category: History - European Category: Archaeology & Anthropology Category: Language & Communication 485872 2025-10-14T14:27:10.195165 text/html 461861 2021-01-07T17:39:20 text/html 180840 2025-10-14T14:27:25.955570 application/epub+zip 185093 2025-10-14T14:27:14.253154 application/epub+zip 168190 2025-10-14T14:27:12.426178 application/epub+zip 460953 2025-10-14T14:27:31.693567 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 402033 2025-10-14T14:27:24.587579 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 354602 2022-09-16T12:19:04.435019 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 229489 2025-10-14T14:27:07.660183 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 229305 2021-01-07T17:39:20 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 229203 2021-01-07T17:39:20 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 229291 2021-01-07T17:39:20 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 22142 2025-10-14T14:27:31.867511 application/rdf+xml 14590 2025-10-14T14:27:13.047073 image/jpeg 4063 2025-10-14T14:27:12.735104 image/jpeg 79165 2021-01-07T17:39:20 application/octet-stream application/zip 78798 2021-01-07T17:39:20 application/octet-stream application/zip 97973 2021-01-07T17:39:20 application/octet-stream application/zip 78577 2021-01-07T17:39:20 application/octet-stream application/zip 171664 2025-10-14T14:27:10.219137 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia