Re: [tied] Re: obscure languages - Kaskian, Hattic,

On Mon, 29 Jul 2002 22:30:41 +0000, "Glen Gordon"
<glengordon01@...> wrote:

>the only
>worth-while etymology I've heard for "wine" is an
>Indo-European one (ie: *woi-no- "pressed, squeezed")

"Pressed, squeezed"? The root *wei(h1)- means "to turn, to wind, to
twist", as appropriate for the vine plant.

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Miguel Carrasquer Vidal
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