From: Piotr Gasiorowski Message: 45801 Date: 2006-08-22
On 2006-08-22 02:55, m6 wrote:
> is *wel- not also the root of the name 'Helen', though?
That's Gk. Heléne:. It has been tentatively connected with the
appellative <heláne: ~ heléne:> 'torch from a twisted bundle of reeds'
and furter with the root *wel-, but this etymology (and the connection
with the name) is anything but secure.