On Wed, 14 Feb 2001 14:54:39 -0600, "Mark Odegard"
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markodegard@...> wrote:
>Can we find the rota word in 'Roderick' etc? Something like 'wheel-king',
>'chariot king'?
The *<rotHo> word appears to be "southern" Germanic only: German
<Rad>, Du. <rad>. In Dutch (and Frisian) it's I suppose a Germanism,
applied mostly to wheel-like objects *not* used in transportation
(watermill, cogwheel, Wheel of Fortune), as opposed to <wiel>, which
is what you have on cars and bikes.
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Miguel Carrasquer Vidal
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