Re: [tied] *h2an-su-?

From: Alwin K.
Message: 24235
Date: 2003-07-07

No, if we take Hittite evidence into account: Hitt.
hassu- 'king' is connected to it, as well as Hitt.
hass- 'to give birth'. Especially the last word shows
we are dealing with a root *h2ens-, of which *h2ensu-
is an u-stem derivation. Moreover, the root for 'to
breath' would be *HenH- (Skt. aniti).

Gr. Alwin


--- tgpedersen <tgpedersen@...> wrote:
>
>
> Is it possible to see the PIE root for Gothic
> ansu- 'god' as
> composed of two roots: *h2an- "breathe; spirit" and
> *suH- "force"
> (Savitar, also in the reflexive stem *sw-, and
> various kinship terms)?
>
> Torsten
>
>
>


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