Original sentence: "  Lotte Motz proposed that the Germanic goddess described by Tacitus may not have been called Nerthus at all.Jacob Grimm wrote, “I should prefer Nertus to Nerthus, because no other German words in Tacitus have TH, except Gothini and Vuithones.John McKinnell represents this view:.Notwithstanding the arguments of Motz and Polomé, many modern scholars continue to accept Grimm's derivation.”  He rejected the reading Herthus, “though the aspirate in herda might seem to plead for it, the termination –us is against it.”  On the other hand, Edgar Polomé argued that Njörðr and Nerthus come from different roots, adding, "Nerthus and Njörðr are two separate divine entities, whatever similarity their names show
Edited sentence: Edgar Polomé argued that Njörðr and Nerthus may come from different roots, while Lotte Motz proposed that the Germanic goddess described by Tacitus may not have been called Nerthus at all.He rejects the reading Herthus, “though the aspirate in herda might seem to plead for it, the termination –us is against it.However, Grimm actually remarks:.John McKinnell explains the correctness of this reading:.Modern scholars, knowledgeable of linguistics, support the reading Nerthum.Thus, the assertion that Grimm selected the name “because it coincides phonetically with Njorðr” is without foundation.“I should prefer Nertus to Nerthus, because no other German words in Tacitus have TH, except Gothini and Vuithones