Re[2]: [tied] Nereus, Nerthus, Njord and a few other thoughts part 1

From: Brian M. Scott
Message: 59619
Date: 2008-07-23

At 5:02:04 PM on Tuesday, July 22, 2008, Piotr Gasiorowski
wrote:

> On 2008-07-22 21:18, Brian M. Scott wrote:

>> At 12:35:12 PM on Tuesday, July 22, 2008, A. wrote:

>> > In light of this evidence does it seem valid to suggest
>> > that all are derived from *Ner(1)- , meaning "under"?

>> Why not a basis in the cluster *h2ner- 'man', *h2ner-to-
>> 'virile, strong', etc.?

> It might work for some of the items, but surely not for
> Gk. Ne:reús.

True enough. I was actually thinking of <Nio,rðr>, and
secondarily of <Nera>.

Brian