A question which I thought (and hope) someone might have the answer for.
Way back in 1900, the antiquarian H. Munro Chadwick mentioned the
dedication in Chester, England, which is to "I.O. M. Tanaro". Chadwick
remarks about the other inscriptions to Taranus and Taranucus. He also
makes mention that Tanarus corresponds to Thunuraz.
In the IE database of Nikolaev and Starostin, they give:
Proto-IE: *taron- <PIH *-rH->
as the origin of the Celtic Taran and the Gmc Thunr/Thunraz; as well as
the Hittite Tarhun and other derivatives.
Watkins AHDIER gives PIE *(s)tene- as the root from which PGmc
Thunaraz derives. Of course AHDIER only gives English roots and so no
mention of a possible link to taran is made.
Could someone give me a bit of insight on whether Nikolaev and
Starostin are correct in that Taran and Thunder share a common IE root
(whether that root be *taron- or (s)tene-)?
Any insights would mean a great deal to me. Thanks!
-Aydan