Re: Norreyna again (long-ish)

In a message dated 3/21/01 10:28:16 PM, romilly@EGL.NET writes:

<< My idea of a travois is not so much somthing that follows, as something
that

is dragged along behind an aminal or person.  Presumably in a nomadic

culture, it's a fairly important piece of equipment, so you could create a

"proto-compound" based on "drag" maybe, perhaps "carry" too, then subject it

to sound changes so that the modern term is no longer recognizable as a

compound. >>

Now I see what a travois is....  Well, if you're using infixes, just have an
infix that means "utility noun" and attach it to drag, is my opinion.

Example: k-v-r "dragging", "kevIr"="dragger", "kaevIr"="travois".  Seems
simple enough.

-Jenesis