Is the origin of Germanic dental preterit the PIE dheh1- 'to set, to place, to make, to do' ? If so, this means that initially -dheh1 was a deitic particle...
I didnt say that Phoibe was PIE. If my hypothesis of Koios-Kuu is correct, Finnic and Pre-Greek must have been some link that I cannot locate. But... in...
Since I posted "HERG / HEARG : BEOWULF'S SACRED GROVE & C. ARABIC "HRG" http://www.theegyptianchronicles.com/ANEW/HERG.html I have received the following...
I've just downloaded the PDF. Very interesting! It's remarkable that many of the words he picked from this supposed substratum had mythical relevance: Varaha,...
... From: Patrick Ryan To: Cybalist Sent: Tuesday, March 04, 2008 3:31 PM Subject: [Courrier indésirable] [tied] PIE -*dh Arnaud asked about a -*dh suffix. ...
Arnaud asked about a -*dh suffix. There is a notable one in PIE; it forms names of tools. This *dh is totally unrelated to *dhe:(H)-, 'place, put (more...
Cayce: "Grammar of the Gothic language", p. 154 '2. gaggan (§ 313, note i) is properly a reduplicated verb, the pret. of which, gaígagg, has been lost. The...
I am addressing this question to those on the list who especially are interested in (P)IE phonology. I am led, by various considerations, to hypothesize that...
Brian Scott:wrote What these seem to have in common is the notion of a heathen place of worship, especially an altar (specifically of stone?), not the notion...
Ishinan wrote: ETYMOLOGY: Herg, hearg: A grove, a heathen place of worship. Icel. hörgr, OHG. harug, haruc, haruch. COMPARE WITH Classical Arabic Hrg (Ha' +...
Dear all, Will some one explain me the origins of the following usages? In Indian languages, cigarette is not smoked. In Hindi as well as in Telugu, it is...
Two premises 1) The river names from *wip-/*wib- etc have -p- in the present Germanic area (fact). 2) Those areas were Germanic speaking at the time of the...
According to Wikipedia "Sicels" There were 3 (known) pre-Greek peoples in Sicily: the Siceli (Sicels) --who were said to be related to the pre-Osco-Umbrian...
Here's what Omniglot has to say www.omniglot.com Etruscan alphabet Origin The Etruscan alphabet developed from a Western variety of the Greek alphabet brought...
Dear all, Can you please suggest any Yahoo! or other group which actively discusses Rg Vedic language and Vedic mythology and history? regards, Kishore patnaik...
I think Piotr may have very well unlocked the door behind which is the explanation for the form *bhoi- that we find in Lithuanian <baidyti>, 'scare'. As we are...
I've uploaded a good deal of the maps of place names from Udolph's 'Namenkundliche Studien zum Germanenproblem' to the file section. -> Arnaud: You might want...
It's true, as George noted, that February sets a record in the number of postings on cybalist, but most have been of the type:"By the highest scientific...
In "Friuli" Wikipedia, I came across an odd feature for a Romance language: different forms of the verb for declarations and questions. The "invocation" ending...
... From: Patrick Ryan To: cybalist@yahoogroups.com Sent: Thursday, February 28, 2008 11:21 AM Subject: [Courrier indésirable] Re: [tied] THE CASE OF "GRASS"...
It could be just a coincidence, but it seems that there is a link between Indian pair king-daughter Yayati-Madhavi and Greek Aieetes-Medeia. What do you think?...
Aieetes as "eagle" seems to be a folk-etymology. Derivation from Aia is also possible. Or a corrupted form cognate of Indian Vivasvat. Aieetes is also son of...
