Re : [tied] Re: Germanic 'bear'

From: Tavi
Message: 68819
Date: 2012-03-07

--- In cybalist@yahoogroups.com, patrick cuadrado <dicoceltique@...> wrote:
>
> hello
> does any links between Germanic * Beron (Bear) and * Bairaz (Boar) = Brown one or Wild one (Ghwer- ?= latin ferus)
>
In long-range etymologies, 'bear' is related to other "dog-like" carnivores such as martens, otters, badgers, etc. This explains why e.g. Germanic 'bear' is related to NEC 'dog', and IE 'bear' is related to NEC 'marten; otter'.

However, 'boar' belongs to a different semantic field, that is, ungulates (i.e. hoofed animals) such as deers, goats, cows and even horses. See for example the P-Altaic root *béjo  'an ungulate animal'.