Antzinateko "Iturissa"-tik gaurko "ithurri"-ra, ezker bidetik

Abstract

In this paper, I offer new etymologies for two Basque words, iturri 'fountain' and ezker 'left'. Together with Uhlenbeck, I consider iturri to be an old participle, built on the root hur 'water'. As for ezker, I propose that it bears the same root that is present in the word hezi 'tame', and that its etymological meaning is something like 'untameable', mos typically when speaking about hands.