User talk:Beneficii

Hello ! I saw where you've edited the etymology at. There are plenty of sources supporting a Proto-Germanic reconstruction of this word. We cannot go solely by one source, such as OED Leasnam (talk) 21:39, 15 September 2017 (UTC)
 * Hi Leasnam! What are your sources for the Proto-Germanic etymology?--Beneficii (talk) 21:40, 15 September 2017 (UTC)
 * Koebler is one source [] (search on page for "budaga"). Bosworth and Toller is another soft mention. Leasnam (talk) 21:43, 15 September 2017 (UTC)
 * This one might be better [], same source (Koebler) Leasnam (talk) 21:45, 15 September 2017 (UTC)
 * Leasnam: The fist Koebler link writes the Proto-Germanic as *budaga-?, with a question mark at the end. Does this express uncertainty? (I don't see it on the second link you provided.) If so, this might be why the other sources don't accept it. I suppose we can say it's of uncertain origin, and put the suggestion in. Since we now have a source, I don't object. Thanks for your help! I will add it in.--Beneficii (talk) 21:51, 15 September 2017 (UTC)
 * The uncertainty applies to the POS, I believe, as this is a noun (as attested in OE and OHG), but arose originally from and adjective due to the suffix. With the second source, you have to click on one of the entries to open a screen showing the details. Leasnam (talk) 21:54, 15 September 2017 (UTC)
 * Leasnam: Excuse my ignorance, but what is POS?--Beneficii (talk) 22:07, 15 September 2017 (UTC)
 * Part of Speech :) Leasnam (talk) 22:11, 15 September 2017 (UTC)
 * Well, the likelihood of the OE and OHG nouns cannot be merely coincidental...there must have been at least a WGmc parent word supplying the two... Leasnam (talk) 21:56, 15 September 2017 (UTC)
 * I made sure to preserve mention of the OHG noun, as sources agree it's a cognate, but our sources when looked at as a whole still express uncertainty as to where both nouns came from.--Beneficii (talk) 22:07, 15 September 2017 (UTC)
 * Looks good. Thanks ! :) Leasnam (talk) 22:12, 15 September 2017 (UTC)