Re: [tied] Re: Non-IE elements in Scandinavian

>I'm no expert in indo-european languages, so many of my examples are of IE
>origin. I just mentioned a few words which I hadn't heard in other
>languages and thought could be non-IE. But also remember that many
>Scandinavian words were spread widely during the Viking ages (ca. 1000
>AD), for example vindu = window. Although most of my examples have been
>explained as IE, some remain. Fjell = mountain and hav = ocean are my best
>candidates for non-IE. It's also interesting that names of rivers, some
>lakes and regions in Norway are of unknown origin. Ancient, unexplained
>names like Trysil, Hemsil, Tolga, Rena, Madla, Bandak and Totak do not
>resemble other Norwegian names or words.

Fjell & hav not Germanic? Is "hav" related to Dutch "haven"=harbour? My
etym.diccionary says it could be related to Latin "capere". Could "fjell"
berelated to "to fall"?

Marc