Re: [tied] Re: Orlog revisited

On 05-01-18 22:56, alex wrote:

> which fits very well with Rom. "urzi" to plot, to conspire. cf DEX <
> Latin "ordire".

Unrelated. The original meaning of <ordior> was 'begin to weave, lay the
warp'. The first syllable (<or->) is part of the root here, not a
suffix, and the <-r-> goes back to *r, not to rhotacised *s.

> If the plant "nettle" should be seen connected to this meaning, I won't
> wonder at all:-))

You mean Rom. urzicã < Lat. urti:ca, I presume. That's supposed to be
connected with <uro:> 'burn', from PIE *h1eus-.

Piotr