Re: [tied] *h2an-su-?

>
> > Is it possible to see the PIE root for Gothic
> > ansu- 'god' as
> > composed of two roots: *h2an- "breathe; spirit" and
> > *suH- "force"
> > (Savitar, also in the reflexive stem *sw-, and
> > various kinship terms)?

<alwinmail@...> wrote:

> No, if we take Hittite evidence into account: Hitt.
> hassu- 'king' is connected to it, as well as Hitt.
> hass- 'to give birth'. Especially the last word shows
> we are dealing with a root *h2ens-, of which *h2ensu-
> is an u-stem derivation. Moreover, the root for 'to
> breath' would be *HenH- (Skt. aniti).
>

I still like the idea so much that I will attempt to break the king
in two: *h2en- + *suH- (note that the last root is also 'give
birth'). Does this work then?

Torsten