aig-3

    aig-3

    English meaning: to move swiftly, swing, vibrate

    Deutsche Übersetzung: “(sich) heftig bewegen, schwingen, vibrieren”

    Material: O.Ind. ējati “ stirs, moves, trembles “, ējathu-ḥ ̣ “ the quake of the earth “, vic̨vamējaya- “ making everything shake “, nasal present iŋgati, iŋgate “ stirs, moves “, Kaus. iŋgá yati “ sets in motion, touches, shakes “, udiŋgayati “ swings “, samiŋgayati “ sets in shaking movement “ (form relation like between αἴθω: O.Ind. indhate); from Gk. here very probably αἶγες τα κύματα. Δωριεῖς Hes. (also Artemidor Oneirokrit. 2, 12: και γὰρ τὰ μεγάλα κύματα αἶγας ἐν τῆ συνηθείᾳ λέγομεν), αἰγιαλός ‘strands” (probably from arise the connection ἐν αἰγι ἁλόs “ in the surf of the sea “; differently Bechtel Lexil. 16), αἰγίς “ gale, storm cloud; the shield of Zeus” (probably originally understood as the storm cloud shaken by Zeus, “thunderstorm shield”), καταιγίς “ gust of wind moving down suddenly “ from καταιγίζειν “ storm, attack down, drive off “ (from πνοαὶ ῎Αρεος, ἄνεμοι, θάλασσα), ἐπαιγίζειν “ attack near, thrust near “; probably also αἰγανέη “lance” (on the grounds of *αἴγανον “ the catapults “ or “projectile”); presumably also αἴγλη ‘shine”, from the flickerof the light and the warm air to the south; common Gk.-Illyr. -ks- > -ss- phonetic mutation The very name of the root lemma for goat derived from the shield of Zeus which after the crash with clouds created thunderstorm. Since the shield of Zeus was covered with goat’s skin the very name of the goat was stamped with the name of the cloud shaker. Hence Root aiĝ- : (goat) is identical with Root aig-3 : (to move swiftly, move violently, swing, vibrate). in addition Gmc. name of the squirrel: O.H.G. eihhurno, eihhorn, M.H.G. eichorn (Ger. Eichhorn with support of Eiche “oak” and Horn “horn”, O.E. ücweorna,-wern, M.L.G. ēkeren, ēkhorn, O.N. īkorne (īk old ablaut or impairment from aik- in addition?), neuNor. also eikorne, O.S. ēkorne (was based on the concept “ flexible, swinging itself from branch to branch “; in earliest with one to *u̯er-, u̯ēu̯er- “ squirrel, weasel “ the belonging second limb: *aik-werna); aksl O.C.S. igrъ, igra “ play “, igrati, perfective vъzigrati “ σκιρτα̃ν, hop, jump, dance “ (from *ьgrа; Lith. with Berneker 422).

    References: WP. I 11, Trautmann 103.