How old are Germanic lambs?: PGmc *lambiz- in Gothic and Gutnish

Seán D. Vrieland

How old are Germanic lambs? PGmc *lambiz- in Gothic and Gutnish

Department of Nordic Studies and Linguistics

Abstract

Gothic and Gutnish lamb with the meaning ‘sheep’ sets these two languages apart from the rest of Germanic, and is the most common piece of evidence used to claim they share a close connection. Yet the same meaning is found in the descendants of Proto-Fennic *lambaz, a loan from Proto-Germanic, and speaks for Gothic and Gutnish preserving the original Proto-Germanic meaning of the etymon. These semantics provide a missing link for connecting Pro-to-Germanic *lambiz- with PIE *h₁él-n-/*h₁l-ón- ‘red deer’.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Usque ad Radices : Indo-European Studies in Honour of Birgit Anette Olsen
Editors	Bjarne Simmelkjær Sandgaard Hansen, Adam Hyllested, Anders Richardt Jørgensen, Guus Kroonen, Jenny Helena Larsson, Benedicte Nielsen Whitehead, Thomas Olander, Tobias Mosbæk Søborg
Number of pages	9
Place of Publication	København
Publisher	Museum Tusculanum
Publication date	7 Apr 2017
Pages	783-791
ISBN (Print)	9788763545761
Publication status	Published - 7 Apr 2017

Series	Copenhagen Studies in Indo-European
Volume	8
ISSN	1399-5308

Keywords

Faculty of Humanities
Old Gutnish
Gothic
Proto-Germanic
Semantics
Indo-European
lamb

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How old are Germanic lambs? PGmc *lambiz- in Gothic and Gutnish. / Vrieland, Seán D.
Usque ad Radices: Indo-European Studies in Honour of Birgit Anette Olsen. ed. / Bjarne Simmelkjær Sandgaard Hansen; Adam Hyllested; Anders Richardt Jørgensen; Guus Kroonen; Jenny Helena Larsson; Benedicte Nielsen Whitehead; Thomas Olander; Tobias Mosbæk Søborg. København: Museum Tusculanum, 2017. p. 783-791 (Copenhagen Studies in Indo-European, Vol. 8).

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Vrieland, Seán D. / How old are Germanic lambs? PGmc *lambiz- in Gothic and Gutnish. Usque ad Radices: Indo-European Studies in Honour of Birgit Anette Olsen. editor / Bjarne Simmelkjær Sandgaard Hansen ; Adam Hyllested ; Anders Richardt Jørgensen ; Guus Kroonen ; Jenny Helena Larsson ; Benedicte Nielsen Whitehead ; Thomas Olander ; Tobias Mosbæk Søborg. København : Museum Tusculanum, 2017. pp. 783-791 (Copenhagen Studies in Indo-European, Vol. 8).

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How old are Germanic lambs? PGmc *lambiz- in Gothic and Gutnish

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