Re: Help with Germanic & Scythian etymology

--- In cybalist@yahoogroups.com, "tgpedersen" <tgpedersen@...> wrote:

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>
> > Perhaps I missed something, was there a specific remark or

conclusion

> > you are referring to?
> >
>
> Well, yes, the idea of the two first brothers sharing the
> inheritance such that the oldest gets the immobile property
> (*leikW-), and the second gets the mobile property (*orbh-).
> That would mean that the dichotomy between immobile and mobile
> property is old in IE jurisprudence. That's also why I want to
> understand *gWih3w- "live", which Piotr has shown is related to
> *gWow- "cow, cattle", as "moving around", ie "mobile".
>
> Torsten

Ok, that is pretty cool.
The first born Leib-prinz, second born Erb-prinz, and prince
charming; is an interesting theory.

Now if you can give me an equally intriguing (or better) etymology to
the Germanic brother known as Istaev/Istio/Iscio/Hiscion - I'll try
to get my wife to bake you some cookies?!

Yes, I will resort to petty bribery.

Regards,
Aydan