Re: [tied] Tor/Tur/(e)

m_iacomi wrote:

>> I'm just observing that the element *tur- is all over the place.
>
> Which place? Examples?!
> Outside Germanic area, why on earth should a geographical unit
> name containing the initial _string of characters_ "tur-" or "tor-"
> assigned a particular meaning to that string (as "element"), and
> further assumed that meaning has to be related to "Thor"?! That
> sounds pretty bad for usual pertinence standards in linguistics.
> Not every "tur" ("tor") in the world has something to do with your
> favorite matching god name (for instance, Romanians have "tur" as
> legitimate word meaning `trousers' posterior` but I wouldn't relate
> it even for a joke with the mighty Thor...).
>
> Regards,
> Marius Iacomi

At least the observation with "tur-" as being seen in some
toponims/hydronims outside of Germanic Space, seems to be correct even
if I doubt about any connection with Thor [Turidava, Turla, Turda(Turda
is supposed to derive from Turidava if we believe Gammilscheg)]

Rom. "tur"=as downpart of the trousers is considered to be a loan from
Serbocroatian.

Alex