Re: Geschlecht (clan, lineage, nobility)

--- In cybalist@yahoogroups.com, Rick McCallister <gabaroo6958@...> wrote:

>
> Is Schlacht related to the Celtic and Slavic words for "army,
> soldier?" I seem to remember that Watkins claimed that Celtic/Slavic
> word was restricted to just those
> 2. I'm guessing that English slug and slog are somehow related to
> Schlag, Schlacht --maybe as loanwords-- oder nein?
>

Boutkan:
http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/cybalist/message/61680
Note also
http://da.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isslag "freezing rain"

I think it's my old friend *λaN- "low, bring down", also manifested in Slavic slabU "weak", whence "slave". It seems to be present in Romanian too:
http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/cybalist/message/15361
http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/cybalist/message/25773
BTW, there seems to be some ominous connection between "slave" and "swamp".


Torsten