Re: [tied] An odd etymology

tgpedersen wrote:

> PIE *xapa- (*h2apa-) "water, river" >
> North German,
> North Germanic substrate *haBa- "sea"
> German Haff "lagoon" (on the Baltic)
> Danish hav "sea"
>
> which would work if some North Jastorf (North Germany, Jutland) IE
> language had preserved the laryngeal /h2/. Objections?
>
> Torsten

I don't see why. Rom. has "apa" for "water" and George Stanca
mentioned he should have heard the people who are selling water
calling it with the "h" "hapa" if I recall correct.

Alex