mersiowsky - 10-2-2016 at 02:00 PM
Lětopis Abstract 2010 1: Wenzel, Walter: References to Forest Beekeeping in Sorbian Place and Personal Names
Beekeeping, which played a substantial role in the economic life of the Old Slavs, is reflected linguistically in a number of place and personal
names. In Lusatia these are the place names Barzig, Denkwitz and Schwepnitz. In the area to the west of Lusatia, in the Old Sorbian language area,
only Zuckelhausen is discussed here, which up to now was never connected with beekeeping. Zauckerode, which was not been previously explained clearly
from a semantic point of view, could also be included here. The Lusatian surnames, Roj, together with its derivations Patok and
Patoka, also refer to forest beekeeping. The attached map illustrates their spread geographically into Lower Lusatia, which also records the
place names, Roitz, Lower Sorbian; Rajc, Old Lower Sorbian; Rojici ‘settlement of the people of Roj.’ Together
with the rare surname, Dědic, the article also mentions the much more common Župan, which is however only very loosely
connected with the topic.