I wonder if anyone has looked at a possible connection between 'dog' and an
Indo-European word; *dhegh- or *dhegwh for 'day' and also 'heat', 'burning', and
'hot weather'.
The dog-star Sirius is connected with the hot weather and such words as bright,
scorching, blazing, burning; referring to the hot sun and "the dog days".
"The brilliant constellation of the Dog: it barks forth flame, raves with its
fire, and doubles the burning heat of the Sun" (Manilius 1st century AD).
The dog is day animal.
I have only been on this list a week, I'm finding it a great place to be.
Anne Wright
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