A word idea

[OSCAR HERRERA]

how about adahveitam.....ada- egg and hveitam- whites

Fredrik <gadrauhts at hotmail.com> 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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