From: Piotr Gasiorowski Message: 68936 Date: 2012-03-12
W dniu 2012-03-12 21:09, Brian M. Scott pisze:
> > It makes the BSl. badger, etymologically, a
> > 'hole-dweller'.
>
> The original hobbits!
Just a loose thought: PGmc. *aikw(e)rno:n- 'squirrel' begins with
*aikw-, which matches BSl. *ai3'w- perfectly. Maybe everyone so far has
been wrong about the etymology of the Germanic squirrel and the critter
is the other original hobbit?