Re: Odp: Town and Fence

Piotr:

> As Mark correctly points out, the same word has frequently been >used
>for 'village' and 'enclosure'. Another well-known example is >gard
>(<*ghordhos), whose meaning in Germanic and Balto-Slavic ranges >from
>'yard, enclosure' to 'house, homestead' to 'town, castle' (cf. >Latin
>hortus 'garden, park').

Cool, so piecing together these etymological tidbits might bring me closer
to my ancestors. Thus *gelem ghordom. Of course! I'm a frozen enclosure!
Thank Piotr. ;)

- gLeN
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