Re: Renfrew's theory renamed as Vasco-Caucasian

From: tgpedersen
Message: 50250
Date: 2007-10-10

> > One is uffir "heap of rocks or rocky slope near the seashore"
> > which I like since it's one of my favorite Wanderwörter, if related
> > to Germ. Ufer, Du. oever "river bank", cf
> > http://www.angelfire.com/rant/tgpedersen/Op.html
> > http://www.angelfire.com/rant/tgpedersen/Opr.html
> > This is borrowed later than Proto-Saami, which means the Saami met
> > it in their expansion into their present homes, ie. into
> > Scandinavia. So this wanderword had arrived there already then.
>
> What is wrong with Kluge's analysis of Ufer ?

I don't know. What is it?


Torsten