- θώς
- θώς, θωόςGrammatical information: m. (f.)Meaning: `jackal, Camis aureus' (Il., Hdt., Arist.); on the meaning (also a ferret?) Körner Hom. Tierwelt 17f.Compounds: No compp. or derivv..Origin: PG [a word of Pre-Greek origin]X [probably]Etymology: Several hypothetical explanations. After Fraenkel IF 22, 396ff. as "the glutton" to θῶσθαι, θοίνη (s. vv.). Other proposal by Bq, Add. et corr.: with δάος ... ὑπὸ Φρυγῶν λύκος H. as "the strangler" to OCS daviti `strangle' etc. (s. Θαύλιος). - See v. Wilamowitz Glaube 1, 146 n. 5 and Mayer Glotta 31, 236. - Prob. a loan word, perhaps Pre-Greek.Page in Frisk: 1,701
Greek-English etymological dictionary (Ελληνικά-Αγγλικά ετυμολογική λεξικό). Robert S.P.. 2010.