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cybalist@yahoogroups.com, "tgpedersen" <tgpedersen@...> wrote:
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> so I find it more likely the correspondence of Circassian Wardana is
> with Vr.þragna, not Vrddhana. Note the similarity of Vahe:vians,
> Vahnunians to Vangiones.
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With a similar phonetic distance I'd like to propose
A:res, war god
*Mwort- > Mawort- > Mart- war god
Oscan Mamertiais "Martiis"
and
in
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_names_of_Odin
(note the quote:
"
Then said Gangleri: "Exceeding many names have ye given him; and, by
my faith, it must indeed be a goodly wit that knows all the lore and
the examples of what chances have brought about each of these names."
Then Hárr made answer: "It is truly a vast sum of knowledge to gather
together and set forth fittingly. But it is briefest to tell thee that
most of his names have been given him by reason of this chance: there
being so many branches of tongues in the world, all peoples believed
that it was needful for them to turn his name into their own tongue,
by which they might the better invoke him and entreat him on their own
behalf. But some occasions for these names arose in his wanderings;
and that matter is recorded in tales. Nor canst thou ever be called a
wise man if thou shalt not be able to tell of those great events."
Gylfaginning, XX,
")
the following are under suspicion of being part folk etymologies of
versions of Vr.þraagna:
Aldaföðr, Alda gautr, Alföðr, Algingautr, Auðun, Ennibrattr,
Farmagnuðr, Farmatýr, Fengr, Fjörgynn, Gangráðr, Hangatýr, Þrór,
Þróttr, Þuðr, Þundr, Váfuðr (cf. Mawort-), Vakr, Vegtam, Veratýr,
Viðrir, Viðrímnir, Viðurr, Vingnir, Vófuðr, Yggr, Ýjungr
and I'd add Appian's and Plutach's Olthakos.
Torsten