07-02-2026, 06:16 PM
@ Stolfi Thank u
I also think that if it has to be European, then Bavarian is definitely way ahead.
But I think it will be even more impressive. I'm working on a cipher that makes this clear, but I'm stuck because I have so little time. But it's coming soon...
It is a brief but interesting overview of some of the peculiarities. However, this concerns modern Bavarian, which is quite different from the medieval version.
“Servus” is originally comes from Latin:
servus = servant, slave
In Roman times, it was actually a kind of polite/submissive greeting. “I am your servant.”
In Old Bavaria and the surrounding area, it became a kind of ritual politeness—and then, over time, a completely normal greeting. Hardly anyone thinks about its actual origin anymore.
I believe that in English there is the word “sincerely,” which also may have something to do with servants in its origin...
I also think that if it has to be European, then Bavarian is definitely way ahead.
But I think it will be even more impressive. I'm working on a cipher that makes this clear, but I'm stuck because I have so little time. But it's coming soon...

(07-02-2026, 03:20 PM)Jorge_Stolfi wrote: You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view.But since I am here, let me post this link that seems to be a good 15-minute introduction to the language. What do you think of it?
It is a brief but interesting overview of some of the peculiarities. However, this concerns modern Bavarian, which is quite different from the medieval version.
(07-02-2026, 03:20 PM)Jorge_Stolfi wrote: You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view.and may be connected to the Italian "ciao" througn venetian "stʃiavo" or "s-ciavo"
“Servus” is originally comes from Latin:
servus = servant, slave
In Roman times, it was actually a kind of polite/submissive greeting. “I am your servant.”
In Old Bavaria and the surrounding area, it became a kind of ritual politeness—and then, over time, a completely normal greeting. Hardly anyone thinks about its actual origin anymore.
I believe that in English there is the word “sincerely,” which also may have something to do with servants in its origin...

