Re: [tied] More help sought - Gaelic and Germanic

On 05-03-04 13:01, A. wrote:

> I can't find dhl or weh1 in the AHDIER, am I missing something? I
> assume I'm not understanding the abbreviations correctly but I was
> unable to find a list of abbreviations in all the list files.

The AHD list contains only those roots that have interesting reflexes in
Modern English. It isn't a full inventory of IE roots, or it would have
to be much longer. However, *we:r-o- is there, though Watkins's analysis
is slightly different from what I have given here:

http://www.bartleby.com/61/roots/IE576.html

> I found ais in AHDIER - "to wish for, to desire", I'm not certain I
> understand the development of aere out of aiso/eir. Any enlightenment
> you might shed?

An internal Germanic loan, I suppose (from German Ehre into the modern
Scandinavian languages), rather than ON inheritance.

> I found this origin most interesting,
> Are there other terms among the various Germanic tongues that carry
> the original meaning of "vital force" or "eternity"?

I've already cited most of them. They also form compounds, e.g. ON
langæ:r, which corresponds exactly to Lat. longaevus.

Piotr