Re: [tied] Two Germanic questions

From: Piotr Gasiorowski
Message: 41709
Date: 2005-11-02

A. wrote:

> It was the O.Prussian that made me ponder a possible link between
> *armaz and Irmin (of the Irminsul).

Old Prussian reflects a nil-grade variant (*h2r.h-mó-, cf. Skt. i:rmá-),
but Germanic /ir/ does not go back to *r., with or without a following
laryngeal.

Piotr