[tied] Re: Odin as a Trojan Prince

> > > The origins of a domestic animal (which could have easily been
> spread
> > > far and wide via trade) has no real bearing on the ethnicity of
> the
> > > people.
> > >
> > > - Chris Gwinn
> > >
> >
> > Surely I know this, I was just sugesting that maybe there's some
> link
> > between Egyptian and Irish dogs. I don't know its origin, perhaps
> trade via
> > phoenicians, or some kind of Afro-Asiatic substratum in Ireland.
>
> That dog name
> http://www.angelfire.com/rant/tgpedersen/kur.html
> is all over the place too. Where dogs can go, so can words. If

there

> was no migration, at least there was travel. Which means the

origins

> of a domestic animal *is* relevant to linguists.

But you should re-read the thread - we are talking about the movement
of peoples here, not linguistics. It is quite obvious that if a new
type of animal (or a new product) is introduced into an area, there
is a very high probablity of the receivers borrowing the name for the
animal (or product) from the providers.

- Chris Gwinn