Re: The cat domestication happened more than 100,000 years ago

From: tgpedersen
Message: 49219
Date: 2007-06-30

--- In cybalist@yahoogroups.com, "Brian M. Scott" <BMScott@...> wrote:
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> At 11:07:40 AM on Saturday, June 30, 2007, tgpedersen wrote:
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> [...]
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> > BTW, note that -er suffix of Engl. gander recurs in Latin
> > a:nser; [...]
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> <Gander> is from OE <gan(d)ra>, which has no <-er> suffix.
> Watkins derives it from PGmc. *gan(d)ro:n,

So *gand-r-on, cf *gans-

> and <a:nser> from *g^hans-er-.

Watkins can't see there is a problem, and that can't be my problem.


Torsten