Talk:ælan
Etymology[edit]
The Celtic dialect forms are as far as can be ascertained. The Proto-Indo-European *h₂éydʰ-lom[1] root is fictitious for this lexeme, confirmed by the absence of this derivative in the listing from the root Proto-Indo-European *h₂éydʰ. Its origin is quite uncertain; but from the same root of Icelandic eldur (“fire”)[7], Swedish eld (“fire, flame”)[7], Danish ild (“fire”)[7]: and there is no evidence of a Celtic origin[2] (and the proposed Germanic root[1] is fictious), in spite of the Welsh and Breton lexemes for "fireplace". There is no evidence of any such borrowings from Germanic. The apparent analogies[4] in Basque have no significance, unless the prefix "kisk-" to "-al" (scorched), "-aldu" (trans. to burn, scorch, toast), "-ali" (intrans. be burned)" and its gerund "-alpen", et cetera, has the meaningful sense of 'enforcing' or 'knock on effect'. The ancient Argentine Spanish ALUA (glow worm)[5] and Ancient Greek ΑΛÉA (warmth, heat)[5] with ΕΙΛΗ (the sun's warmth)[4] - unrelated to 'ἩΛIOΣ (sun) - are so remote as not to help in this etymology! Andrew H. Gray 16:43, 13 July 2017 (UTC) The above Germanic lexemes are of a more recent form than that of Old English, so helping to preserve the ancient forms therein, inherited from a pre-historic root *AL-, according to a reputable dictionary. Andrew H. Gray 11:33, 16 August 2018 (UTC)Andrew talk
[0] means 'Absolutely not; [1] means 'Exceedingly unlikely'; [2] means 'Very dubious'; [3] means 'Questionable'; [4] means 'Possible'; [5] means 'Probable'; [6] means 'Likely'; [7] means 'Most Likely' or *Unattested; [8] means 'Attested'; [9] means 'Obvious' - only used for close matches within the same language or dialect, at linkable periods. Andrew H. Gray 19:24, 30 November 2017 (UTC)(UTC)Andrew talk