Re: Hercynian (again)

From: Richard Wordingham
Message: 68689
Date: 2012-03-01

--- In cybalist@yahoogroups.com, "Tavi" <oalexandre@...> wrote:
> <snip> even if a given word has an IE etymology, this
> doesn't imply it has to have the same origin (i.e. protolanguage) than
> every other IE word.

If the etymology is correct (i.e. it corresponds to history, not that it is obtained by a sound method), it does imply the same origin. Of course, that doesn't tell you how long it had been in the protolanguage.

Richard.