Re: [tied] Re: Daci

From: Piotr Gasiorowski
Message: 12790
Date: 2002-03-22

 
----- Original Message -----
From: tgpedersen
To: cybalist@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Friday, March 22, 2002 1:11 PM
Subject: [tied] Re: Daci

Toponyms for the sea passages between the North Friesian islands in Denmark contain the Germanic cognate "dyb", ie. Lister Dyb, Juvre Dyb. The passage between Bornholm and Sweden is Konge-dybet (<konge> "king"). What is the source of the -t- in <debët>?
 
<det> [de:t] < *debët < *dHeub(H)-eto-. The base (with the phonation of the second stop uncertain) is the same as in Gmc. *diupa- (Goth. diups, OE de:op, ON djupr, Da. dyb). I wouldn't jump to conclusions as regards Gothic connections on this basis. It's natural and extremely common to call the sea as a whole or any deep part of it 'the deep' or 'the depth' (Eng. the deep, Lat. profundum, Gk. batHe:, Pol. gl/e,bina).
 
Piotr