Re: [tied] Nuadha, Net, etc

From: Joao
Message: 34878
Date: 2004-10-28

I used to relate him to Germanic *Sahsa/nautaz: OE Seaxneat, OS Sahsnot
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From: Piotr Gasiorowski
To: cybalist@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Thursday, October 28, 2004 9:05 AM
Subject: Re: [tied] Nuadha, Net, etc

On 04-10-25 19:02, A. wrote:

> Delurking in hopes someone can give me the possible meanings behind
> the associated Gallic and Irish names of: Net, Neit, Neton, Nodens,
> Nuadha.

The forms Núadu/Nudd/Nodens reflect Proto-Celtic *noud-ant- (or
*neud-ant-). I don't know of a convincing internal Celtic etymology.
Perhaps it is connected with the root *neud- 'use, enjoy, possess',
known from Germanic and Baltic (but not, AFAIK, from Celtic) -- then it
could be etymologised as *neud-(o)nt- 'possessor', but I'm just guessing.

Piotr