The River-Names of Europe

by Robert Ferguson

Russia.	The Uda. Gov. Kharkov.
France.	The Odde. Dep. Allier.

P. [35].

The Celt. word and or ant, water, is nothing more than a strengthening of the above Obs. Gael. ad.

P. [40].

In referring to the root ark, erk, I have omitted the Ir. earc, water, the appellative most nearly concerned. The Basque erreca, brook, might be taken to be borrowed from the Celtic, did we not find in the same language the more primitive words ur and errio, p. [38], which seem to form a link with the Indo-European languages.

P. [49].

To the root nig, ni, place—

1.	France.	The Né. Joins the Charente.
	Norway.	The Nia. Stift Trondjem.
3.	With the ending es.
	Russia.	The Nerussa. Gov. Orel.

P. [63].

To the root wig, wic, wy, place the two following names. The Welsh gwy, water, is the word most nearly concerned in most of the group.