32 Origin of the Names of Beasts, Birds, and Insect: ¥ 
Arr. VI.—Origin of the Names of Beasts, Birds, and Insects ; 
by Prof. J. W. Grsss. 
Tue later Terestigntiot in comparative philology, it is thought, 
enable us to give, with more precision and plausibility than has 
been usual, the origin of the names of certain animals, and at the 
same time to throw light on the origin of common nouns gener- 
ally. : 
The names of beasts, birds, and insects, are formed 
I. By derivation ; 
1, From the verbal root, by change of vowel or internal inflec- 
tion merely ; as, © oa 
Ape, (Anglo-Sax. apa, Germ. affe, Old Germ. affo;) from Old 
Germ. +/ av or af, to imitate; as if the imitator. _— 
Buck, (Germ. bock, Old Germ. pocch ;) from the root of Old 
Germ. puhhan, to thrust, and Eng. to poke; as if the thruster. Ps 
Bull, (Germ. bull;) from the root of Germ. bellen, to bark, 
Anglo-Sax. bel/an, to roar, and Eng. to bell, (to cry as a hart,) or 
to bawl ; as if the roarer. a‘ 
Chough, (Anglo-Sax. ceo, Fr. choucas and chouette ;) from the 
root of Eng. to caw or to haw ; as if the cawer or hawer. 
Cow, (Sansc. go, Germ. kuh, Old Germ. chua ;) from the root 
of Germ. kauen, Old Germ. chimvan, and Eng. to chew or to chaw; 
as if the chewer or chawer, that is, the rwminator. — 
Crab, (Gr. xégafoc, Lat. carabus, Anglo-Sax. crabba 3) from the 
root of Anglo-Sax. creopan, and Eng. to creep ; as if the creeper. 
Crow, (Germ. kriihe, Anglo-Sax. crawe ;) from the root of Germ. 
kréhen, Anglo-Sax. crowan, to crow, croak, and Eng. to crow ; as 
if the croaker. 
Duck, from the root of Eng. to duck ; as if the plunger. 
Flea, (Lat. pulex, Germ. floh, Anglo-Sax. flea ;) from the root 
of Germ. fliehen, Anglo-Sax. lean, and Eng. to flee ; as if the fleer. 
Fly, (Germ. fliege, Anglo-Sax. fleoga ;) from the root of Germ. 
Hliegen, Anglo-Sax. fleogan, and Eng. to fly ; as if the flyer. 
For, (Germ. fuchs, Old Germ. vuhs ;) from Old Germ. «/ vt; 
yellow ; as if the yellow-colored. 
Frog, (Anglo-Sax. froga or frocga, Germ. frosch, Old Germ. 
vrosc;) from the root of Eng. to frisk; as if the leaper. 
Hare, Anglo-Sax. hara, Germ. hase, Sansc. sasa ;) from Sans. 
. sas, to spring; as if the springer. 
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