Re: [tied] PGmc. -zr-? (was: Proto-German *u:r-)

On 05-03-07 12:46, Piotr Gasiorowski wrote:

> What a shame the
> sequence is so rare! Can anyone propose any examples or counterexamples?
> The only comparable case I can think of off hand is *wesró-m > *wezraN >
> *we:ra > ON vár 'spring'.

One could also propose a new etymology of "hair":

*kes-ró-m > *xezraN > *xe:ra-

-- from *kes- 'comb', of course.

Piotr