non-IE/Germanic/s
Rick Mc Callister
rmccalli at sunmuw1.MUW.Edu
Sun Feb 21 21:19:20 UTC 1999
Note that /s + consonant/ may be the result of "mobile s"
Sache "legal case" [from Bach 1970] [tv84]
sail, Segel n. [bc]
saiwaz > sea, See f. "sea, lake" [als, bc, jtw, rc]
saljan "give, sell" [N Ger, Ingwaeonic] > sellan, syllan [OE] > sale, sell
[cw, tlm]
[acc. cw <? IE *sel- "grasp, take"?]
salon, salle [Fr < Germanic] [tv84]
sa:n "sofort [immediately]" [OHG] [tv84]
Säule, sy:l [OE] "pillar
[< ?Afro-Asiatic "Atlantic"] [tv97]
scarf, scharf, écharpe [Fr < Germanic] [tv84]
scerfa "trousseau, dowry" [It. dial. < Germanic] [tv84]
Schaf n., sheep [jtw]
Schild m., shield [bc, jtw]
schnarchen, snore, sarnacare, sarnacchiare "" [It < Germanic] [tv84]
Schöffe, échevin "civil register/magistrate [Fr < Germanic] [tv84]
Schinken, Schenkel m. "ham",
sceanca [OE] > shank
[< ?Vasconic;
see Basque zango, etc. "foot, bone" < pre-Basque *skanko [jtw, tv95]
schippire "to escape" [It < Germanic] [tv84]
Schleuder f. "sling, catapult" [jtw]
Schloss/Schlüssel "castle, keep" [tv84]
Schuld "blame" [tv84]
Schultheiß [tv84]
schwören, swear [jtw]
Schrank, scranno "cupboard, wardrobe" [It. < Germanic] [tv84]
scop "poet" [cw]
selhaz > seolh [OE] > seal [cw, jtw, rc]
[acc. cw, prob. loanword from Finnish]
sebun > seven, sieben
[< ?Afro-Asiatic "Atlantic";
see Akk sebu:/m]
[found in all IE and W. European languages] [tv95, tv97]
sgherro "robber" [tv84]
shoulder, Schulter f. [rc]
sick [rc]
sieden "to boil" [tv84]
silver, Silber n.
[?rel. Basque zilhar] < ?Vasconic < ?Afro-Asiatic
[?rel. Heb. barzel, Akk. parzillu] [tv2/98]
sinc "reward, gift" [OE, O Sax] [tlm]
sink, sinken [tv84]
six, sechs
[< ?Afro-Asiatic "Atlantic";
see Akk ses^s^u; all IE] [tv95]
skalkaz "servant" > [mar]shal ["mare servant" < marko-skalkaz],
sini-skalkaz > seneschal,
Schalk [cw, tlm, tv84]
skathla [N Germanic] > ska:ld [ON] > scolde [M Eng] > scold, skald [cw]
[acc. cw, <? IE *sekw-
"to say, utter" > *skw-e-tlo- "narration"]
skatts "cattle" > "treasure" [Gothic], Schatz [tlm]
skipam > ship, skiff, schip [Dutch] Schiff n.,
schifo [it < Germanic],
équiper [Fr < Germanic] [bc, cw, jtw, rc]
sleu- possible base of several Germanic derivatives [cw]
slu:-m > slu:ma [OE] > slumber [cw]
slautyan > sle:te > sleet [cw]
sleura- > schlier "mud. slime" [MHG] > schlieren [cw]
sleug- > slug-, sluk- > slugg [Norw], slagga [Swedish]"slow moving person
or animal"; slugge,
sluggen [M Eng] > slug, sluggard [cw]
log "lazy, slack" [Dutch] > logy [cw]
Schlaf m., sleep [rc]
smalvir "to crush" [It. dial. < Germanic] [tv84]
snu- "nose" > snout,
Schnauze f.; etc. [rc]
sound, Sund [tv84]
south, Süd m. [bc, jtw]
spalto "bay-window, doorway" [It < Germanic] [tv84]
Speck m., "bacon" [jtw]
Speiche f., spoke [jtw]
spell [eh]
Sperber, epervier "hawk" [Fr < Germanic] [tv84]
Spieß m. "spear", spit [cooking],
épieu "spit" [Fr < Germanic] [jtw, tv84]
sprote, sprat [tv84]
spur, Sporn, espuela [Span < Germanic],
éperon [Fr < Germanic] [tv84]
stake, stacca [It < Germanic],
estaca [Sp < Germanic] [tv84]
sta:dho [pre-Germanic] > sto:dha- [early Germanic] > stuot [OHG] > Stute,
Gestüt "mare" [tv95]
stam- "to push" > stammer, stumble [cw, rc]
stamberga "shed" [It < Germanic] [tv84]
stango: > Stange, stanga "pole" [It < Germanic],"[tv84, tv95]
staup "cooking pot" > stoup, stove [cw, rc]
staura > staurr "stake" [O Norse] [tv95]
Stehen "to stay?"[tv84]
steorra [OE] > star; sterno [OHG]
[< ?Afro-Asiatic "Atlantic",
see Akkadian Ishtar] [tv97]
steer, Steur n. "rudder"
[< ?Afro-Asiatic "Atlantic"] [bc, jtw, tv97]
steura, theura > steer, Stier
[< Afro-Asiatic, ubiquitous in IE] [tv95]
stinco "shin, shinbone" [It < Germanic] [tv84]
stunkwan [Lehman] stink, stigqan "to push" [Gothic], stoßen "to push"
[< ?Vasconic;
see Basque zunka "blow to the head"] [tv97]
Stint [jtw] [seafaring and fishing term]
Storch, stork [bc, jtw]
strale "dart, arrow" [It < Germanic] [tv84]
Strand m., strand "beach, fringe" [bc]
stropicciare "to rub, scrub" [It < Germanic] [tv84]
sturgeon [rc]
Sturm m., storm [jtw]
sühnen "to atone" [jtw]
Sünde "sin" [tv84]
swart-, surt- "black" > swart, swarthy, Surtr [mythical fire giant]
[< ?Vasconic;
see Basque surtan "on fire"] [tv95, tv97]
swem- > *swimyan > schwimmen, to swim;
*swum-to > *sundam > sund "swimming, sea" [OE] > sound; sonde "sounding
line" [OF] > sound
[cw, jtw]
sweng[w] > swingan [OE] > swing;
*swangyan > swengan "to swing, shake" [OE] > swinge;
*swank- > swanken [MHG] > swank; swagga [Norw], swag [cw]
sword, Schwert n., [bc]
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