Re: *(H)ap-/up- "river"

> BTW Schrijver's NW European substrate 'language of bird names' has
> this prefix too:
> OE læwirki, Gallic alauda, Finnish leivonen "lark"
> German Amsel, Latin merula "blackbird"

In southern German dialects, syn. Merle (also as second names),
and Schwarzdrossel.

> Greek erythros "red", Finnish rauta "iron", Sumerian urudu "copper"
>
> Torsten

merry Christmas & happy holdays
George