677.
Watkins
(Calvert): Sick-maintenance in Indo-European.
In
Ériu 27
(1976), pp. 21–25.
OIr.
socht
‘stupor’ originally denoted a pathological state or variety of ‘sickness’; derivation from *
sóktos
from root *
sek
- ‘dryness’.
Repr. in
Watkins selected writings II, pp. 560-564.
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D 1.3 Etymology (Individual)
I 1.2 Society: Law, institutions: Early Irish law
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Words/Proper Names:
*sek-
*sóktos
socht
Repr. in Watkins selected writings II, pp. 560-564.