Re: floor

From: Rick McCallister
Message: 68011
Date: 2011-09-05

Then if laverca is from NW Iberia, it's probably from Old Suebian. As you remember the Suevi ruled NW Iberian c. 409-584.

From: o_cossue <o.cossue@...>
To: cybalist@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Monday, September 5, 2011 2:15 AM
Subject: [tied] Re: floor

 
I can't help bringing here the entry Vladimir Orel wrote on this word in his 'A Handbook of Germanic Etymology'. Just in case it comes handy:

*laiwaziko:n sb.f.:
Sweb *lawerka `lark', OSwed laerikia id., ON lævirki id., OE la:werce id., NFris la:sk (< *laiwas(i)ko:n), OS le:werka id., OHG le:rihha id.
A di&#64259;cult word, probably an old compound. TORP-FALK 355; KLUGE Nom. Stamm 32–33; VASMER ZfslavPh XII 103 (reconstructs Gmc *laiwo: `lark' > Slvn léva id.); HOLTHAUSEN KZ L 141–142 (*laiw- to Gk),AEEW 193; ONIONS 515; KOEBLER 715; KLUGE-SEEBOLD 515

Regards,
Froaringus