Re[4]: [tied] Re: alb. gji

At 1:25:29 AM on Monday, March 3, 2003, Piotr Gasiorowski
wrote:

>> That's the traditional etymology: <andro+mákhe:> 'men's
>> fight'. Vennemann has suggested that it may perhaps be
>> from */andera + mak-a/ 'blissful woman', in which the
>> second element is connected with Latin <mactus> 'praised,
>> celebrated', and the first contains a 'Vasconic' root
>> */andera/ 'woman' connected with Basque <and(e)ra>
>> 'señora', MIr <aindir, ainder> 'young woman', the second
>> element of the Gk name <Kassándra>, and Gk <anthre:ne:>
>> 'forest bee, wasp', among others.

> Needless to say, it's much safer to believe the
> traditional etymology ;-)).

That's certainly my strong inclination, especially since
I've seen only a summary. At the same time, I'm not willing
to dismiss out of hand something that Roger Lass is willing
to take seriously.

Brian