A word idea

[Fredrik]

--- In gothic-l at yahoogroups.com, "ualarauans" <ualarauans at ...> wrote:
>
> Hi,
> 
> I'd agree about *addi-hveitei F.-n (or maybe *addja-?). 

addi-hveitei is good enough for egg white.

I'm not sure 
> if the OE ending = Go. –ik-/-uk- as a diminutive suffix.

is this suffix 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.

Maybe hveitika could be used for protein then to have different words 
for protein and egg white.


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.
> 

I guessed so too, and I thought it couldve been a loan...maybe from 
gothic?


/F

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