A word idea

[ualarauans]

Hi,

I'd agree about *addi-hveitei F.-n (or maybe *addja-?). I'm not sure 
if the OE ending = Go. –ik-/-uk- as a diminutive suffix. If it was, 
then the Gothic form for "yolk" could be *gilwika M.-a, and for "eye 
white" (and "protein"?) *hveitika M.-a. What I would argue with a 
little more assuredness is that Slavik –úk- (like in be/ilok) can 
not be cognate to the Germanic forms, save in the case it was 
borrowed from there. The 1st consonant shift forbids that. The 
Germanic match is probably Go. –(e)igs, -ags/-ahs; OE –ig, -eg.

Ualarauans

--- In gothic-l at yahoogroups.com, OSCAR HERRERA <duke.co at ...> wrote:
>
> how about adahveitam.....ada- egg and hveitam- whites
> 
> Fredrik <gadrauhts at ...> wrote:          Hi!
> 
> I wonder if anyone knows the origin of the ending in OE 
geolca/geoloca 
> (the origin of yolk)which is added to geolu = yellow.
> If so, does gothic have any equivalent or could it be 
reconstructed?
> 
> Might this ending be cognate to the one in russian belki and 
ukrainan 
> bilok? These words mean protein and are made from bel- and bil- 
meaning 
> white.
> 
> Since dutch name protein eiwitten and german eiweiße a word made 
from 
> the word white + the ending in OE geolca could create a word 
meaning 
> egg white or protein. (OE hwítca?)
> 
> You see where this is going?
> I'd like to find out a gothic word for protein made from this.
> 
> /Fredrik

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