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From: safir@dunedin.es.co.nz (Craig Collings)
Subject: Re: Was: The end of god.  Now is: god's backdoor.
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Date: Mon, 7 Nov 1994 00:44:43 GMT

In article <CyG4py.3qG@murdoch.acc.Virginia.EDU> dcs2e@darwin.clas.Virginia.EDU (David Christopher Swanson) writes:
>From: dcs2e@darwin.clas.Virginia.EDU (David Christopher Swanson)
>Subject: Re: Was: The end of god.  Now is: god's backdoor.
>Date: Sat, 29 Oct 1994 18:01:09 GMT

>"God" can be traced back to the root GHEU (h) meaning to
>invoke.  It is a Germanic word, and stands for
>something/somebody whom one invokes.  A related word is "Giddy"
>meanind possesed by a God, or insane.
>David


Where did you find that one?!
Really, I'm interested in old words esp ones of significance.
If its German it can't be proto-IndoEuropean, but it could conceivably be 
related to sankrit DYAU, DzYAU(via Persia) thence to Greek Zeus, or Latin DEO 
etc.

Since its likely to be a technical answer, and in deference to TOPIC, please 
reply by e-mail.

Yours in anticipation,


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