Re: IE "river" (4)

From: squilluncus
Message: 37038
Date: 2005-04-10

--- In cybalist@yahoogroups.com, Andrew Jarrette <anjarrette@...>
wrote:
> I am very surprised that no one has mentioned the other Germanic
word for "river", namely *ahwo: (> Gothic ahwa, Old Norse a: (with
descendants in modern Scandinavian languages), Old English e:a)! IE
*akwa: or *ak^wa:, Latin aqua.
> Would German fluss (< Gmc *flutiz, "a flowing") also be a
candidate here?
>
Å is a descendant from ahwa. Cf the archipelago province between
Sweden and Finland: Sw. Åland, Fi. Ahvenmaa

Since no germanicists seem to be on duty during the week-end I will
ad some other Germanic river terms:

Norw. elv, Sw, älv, Germ. Elbe
Either
connected with Latin albus, i.e. flowing gently so as to show a
light, whitish surface
or
connected with Latin alveus, river-bed, and Greek aulo:n, canal,
suggesting a river having caved out a deep furrow .

Flod is Scandinavian corresponding to German Fluss.
Related to flow, float. In Scandinavia it means both river and
English "flood".
Fl – cannot be related to Latin flumen, fluvius. Rather Greek pleo:

Bekk, bäck, Bach = brook

Lars