Re: [tied] krieg - etymology

----- Original Message -----

From: Brian M. Scott

To: João Simões Lopes Filho

Sent: Friday, September 26, 2003 12:43 AM

Subject: Re: [tied] krieg - etymology

At 11:13:43 PM on Thursday, September 25, 2003, João Simões
Lopes Filho wrote:

> What's the etymology of German krieg?

Watkins gives Germanic *kri:g- < *gWri:-g-, from *gWerh2-
'heavy'; from *gWri:-g- also Celtic *bri:g-o- 'strength'
(whence Sp. brio, Ptg. briu 'vigor') and Celt. *bri:g-a:-
'strife'.  (Leiden is down at the moment, but it's Pokorny's
*gwer-2.)

Brian




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