From: tgpedersen
Message: 59656
Date: 2008-07-27
>Is this helpful?
> Ok, now this is just wild speculation and it's probably the crack
> talking but....
>
>
> Njord's home is Noatun. Simek gives the meaning as ON 'Place for
> ships' , 'ship town'. Simek states it is derived from PIE *Nau-
> (though Simek gives it as *Naus-) meaning 'ship' (ON no'r, Old
> Indian nau, Latin navis)
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>
> Is there any way to linguistically connect *Nau- with the aquatic
> deities Nodens (Nuada) and Nechtan?