Re: [tied] Origin of Demeter

From: Joao
Message: 28962
Date: 2003-12-30

How about de: / ge: < *dga: < *dHg^Hom   ?
*dga: > *ga:
*dga: > *gda: > da?
----- Original Message -----
From: P&G
To: cybalist@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Tuesday, December 30, 2003 7:17 AM
Subject: Re: [tied] Origin of Demeter

>what the
> hell is *de:?!

It is not clear.   A different suggestion is that it is for Demo-meter,
nothing to do with earth at all.  There is no independent evidence for da:
meaning "earth" in Doric or elsewhere.

Peter



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