Re: [tied] Hermes etymology & anthropomorphic maps

Ever seen Germanic *-kan- 'born'? Such root-play is completely fanciful. IE compounds may contain *-g^enh1e:s, *-g^nh1-t- or *g^nh1-jo- (the first unattested in Germanic, AFAIK, the last two = Germanic *-kund-, *-kunja-). Greek does show -gono- (< *-g^onh1-o-), but Germanic doesn't.

Piotr

----- Original Message -----
From: João Simões Lopes Filho

To: cybalist@egroups.com

Sent: Sunday, December 31, 2000 6:26 PM

Subject: Re: [tied] Hermes etymology & anthropomorphic maps

We must have expect ON Loki < *Germanic Lokan < *IE *Lugon, but... ...maybe ON Loki < *Luhakan < *Luko-gon "flame-born" ?