11-05-2023, 04:30 PM
Another idea is that gais- in gaismich can be derivative from "goat" and is used figuratively. For example when we say "dogs ears" in relation to a book, we don't mean actual dogs.
Maybe part of a plant's name, or something like that.
For "mich", I also thought of short for "michel" as "very", "large", or "superiour" (see Lexer) or maybe contraction form of "mi**ch" (like milich (milk) or minich (monk)), but that brings us to the old problem of such stuff not having been attested elsewhere.
Also, as Koen said above, Mich is short for Michel or Michael, and is mentioned in Idiotikon in such capacity.
Maybe part of a plant's name, or something like that.
For "mich", I also thought of short for "michel" as "very", "large", or "superiour" (see Lexer) or maybe contraction form of "mi**ch" (like milich (milk) or minich (monk)), but that brings us to the old problem of such stuff not having been attested elsewhere.
Also, as Koen said above, Mich is short for Michel or Michael, and is mentioned in Idiotikon in such capacity.