Re: [tied] Root of "marten," "sable"

From: Joao S. Lopes
Message: 37863
Date: 2005-05-14

stoat < *stait- <*stoid, akin to Greek ktis, iktis "weasel"? *k(s)tid- ?
 
 
Joao SL

"C. Darwin Goranson" <cdog_squirrel@...> escreveu:
In addition, another word of interest: "stoat." It comes from the
Middle English "stote," but might that arise from the old French
"estout," meaning "stout"?

Also, about Dacian - what family would that be closest to? Thracian?


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