From: fournet.arnaud
Message: 49651
Date: 2007-08-26
http://www.eau-artois-picardie.fr/rubrique.php3?id_rubrique=102
Overall length form Source down to the Sea or Confluence
I categorize hydronyms into five groups :
- Paleo-European : mainly *ar "water, river"
- Pre-celtic : recognizable to *d > l,
- Gaulish : standard P-celt
- Saxon : Germanic names that have Saxon features
- Germanic : Germanic but non obviously Saxon names
Hydronyms
L(a)'Authie (90 km) : (AD 636) alteia < Pre-Celtic *Hwad-teya "water"
La Canche (88 km) : < Gaulish *kant-ja "the bright river"
Affluents of La Canche :
La Ternoise (41 km) : tarwann < Gaulish *tarwo-odna "the water of the bull"
La Course (23 km) : Unclear : Possibly Latin "curr-" "running water"
La Créquoise (15 km) : Gallo-Germanic *kers-acium
La Liane (34 km) : (IX) elna < Pre-Celtic *Hwed-na "water"
Le Wimereux (22 km) : (AD 1305) Wimerrewe < Saxon *wit-meer-ahwe
La Belle : < Gaulish *bala "the bright river"
La Slack (20 km) : Germanic name
Le Basinghem : Saxon name : Basinga-haim
L(a)'Aa (50km) : Germanic name *ahwe
Previous names :
Upstream : Agnona (AD 678) : Unclear : Possibly Gaulish *Hok-odna "fast water"
Downstream : Enna (AD 1178) : Pre-Celtic *Hwed-na "water"
L(e)'Hogneau : Gaulish *Hok-odna "fast water"
L(a)'Honnelle : Gaulish *Hok-odna "fast water"
L(a)'Aunelle (26 km) : Gaulish *Hok-odna "fast water"
Affluents of the Somme river.
L(a)'Airaines (13 km) : Paleo-European *ar "water, river"
L(e)'Avre (66 km) : Gaulish *akwa "water"
La Noye (Affluent of l'Avre) (33 km) : *niwialho < Probably Germanic
La Cologne (23 km) : Gaulish *cal-odn-ya "stony water"
Les Evoissons (255 km) : Possibly Germanic Compound *Ewo-
L'Hallue (16 km) : Probably Germanic
La Nièvre (22 km) : *niwialho < Probably Germanic
L'Omignon (29 km)
La Clarence (29 km) : Calonna < Gaulish *cal-odna "stony water"
La Scarpe (22 km) : Unclear (Often held to be Celtic)
Affluent : Le Crinchon (15 km) : Crientione : Unclear
Ending might be from Gaulish *odn-, Root is not analysable.
Le Gy : (1421) Wisy : Probably Paleo-European : Cf. Wis-ar-na
L'Escaut (430 km) : scaldi < Possibly Gaulish *s-gal-di < *valley river
(Cf. English gill)
Affluents of Escaut River.
L(e)'Ecaillon : Possibly Gaulish *skal-odn-
L(e)'Erclin (34 km) : Unclear : *ar + skl + in-
Le Rhonelle (29 km) : Gaulish *reu-dhon-alos "flowing river"
La Selle (46 km) : Sabis / Sewa : Unclear (Most Probably Paleo-European)
La Sambre : Gaulish *Sam-ara "calm river"
Affluent :
L'Helpe (50 km) : (AD 670) Helpre : looks like Germanic but Unclear.
La Solre (24 km) : Unknown.
La Lys (42 km) : lewya < Gaulish "slimy river"
Affluent :
La Lawe (29 km) : Variant of *lewya
Affluent of Bresle River :
La Liger (13 km) : < Gaulish *lei-gâ "slimy muddy river"
La Vimeuse (16 km) : Probably Germanic.