Re: Oven [was: Germanic consonants]

From: Sergejus Tarasovas
Message: 46117
Date: 2006-09-19

--- In cybalist@yahoogroups.com, Piotr Gasiorowski <gpiotr@...> wrote:
> Elsewhere he gives a
> few more examples, e.g WGmc. *hufra- 'hump' (OHG hofar) from *xuxra-
> (related to *xaux- 'high', according to him).

Not very probable in view of Lith. kuprà (4,2), Latv. kuprs 'hump',
unless they are borrowed from Germanic, which I see no reason to
assume.

Sergei