--- "Joao S. Lopes" <
josimo70@...> wrote:
> < *ardHw- "tall, high", cf. Latin arduus, Celtic
> Ardvina, goddess of Ardennes, Avestan Ardvi, epithet
> of goddess Anahita.
It seems more likely PIE *(H2>x) xurdhwós with u
dissimilating to a by r and u/w/CW as:
xurdhwós dhruugWhs
xardhwós dhraugWhs
xardhwós draugWhs
xardhwós gWhrauds
etc
arduus fraus
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