The merger of *kt with *t is
regular in Slavic (except before *i, when the whole cluster was palatalised:
*kti > *tjI, as in *nokti- > *notjI 'night'). In Danish, xt > t (as in
nat 'night', let 'light', ret 'right'; same in English, where only the spelling
<gh> indicates the original pronunciation), so the words you cite
represent the regular development of PGmc. *flext-.
Piotr
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Sent: Saturday, September 28, 2002 11:32 AM
Subject: [tied] Re: sica
What would cause the -k- to disappear from *pl-kt-?
(BTW
Da. fletning "braid", fletværk "wickerwork")