Re: Strange words out of place

> > ======================
> >
> > Given the weib / weip position
> > in the middle of Celtic homeland,
> >
> > What is the reason to think
> > you are not describing Celtic features ?
> >
> > Arnaud
> >
> > ===================
>
> The -p-'s?
>
> Torsten
>
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> That's a little easy and fast and probably wrong

Do you want to add something relevant?

>
> On your map of *weib
> all weib attestations make a compact
> and extremely telling occupation.

Apparently you didn't read my cautionary note: All the continental
*weib- form are 'reconstructed' as such by Udolph. The actual rivers
etc have *weip-

> *weib can be Celtic

What Celtic root were you thinking of? With PIE -b-?

> The weip forms are scattered at the devil's whims.
> What's the connection with *weib ??

They're all *weip- forms.

>
> The *weib word is a good marker
> for Celtic early occupation
> East of the Rhine.
>
> Arnaud
>

You just proved the Celts didn't speak Celtic.


Torsten