Re: Latin _ursus_ (was: HORSA vs. EXWA)

W dniu 2013-01-24 02:50, Brian M. Scott pisze:

> At 7:19:33 AM on Wednesday, January 23, 2013, Tavi wrote:
>
> > AFAIK, only a "satem" language would develop a sibilant
> > from a former affricate,
>
> PIE *TsT > PGmc. *ss

As for the treatment of "thorny" clusters in Germanic, the evidence is
limited, but cf. *þexslo: 'adze' < *tetk^-tlah2. I'd expect something
like *h2r.tk^o- > PGmc. *urxsa- (hypothetical OE *<orhs ~ orx>). As Lat.
ursus is first attested in Quinctius Atta (a.f.a. I know), how about a
Proto-Germanic loan in Latin? ;)

Piotr