Basque *<bil> 'round'

[o. Prof. Dr. Helmut Birkhan]

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> From:           	Miguel Carrasquer Vidal <mcv at wxs.nl>
> Date sent:      	Thu, 10 Feb 2000 15:38:15 +0100

> Jens Elmegaard Rasmussen <jer at cphling.dk> wrote:

>> Any good Celtic etymon for German Auto?

> Well, it is well known that German au < *u:, and Celtic *p > 0,
> so that looks very much like a form derived from an unattested
> Celtic *pu:to- "stinking" (the contraption was apparently named
> by the La T`ene Celts after its typical exhaust products).

Lieber Richy, diese Etymologie ist durch die seit unserer
Kindheit/Jugend üblichen FUT/AUTO-Inschriften eigentlich schon
vorweggenommen worden.
Helmy
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