Re: [tied] talea ( it was Re: RO eccles. term.)

Miguel Carrasquer wrote:

>> There is no IE root given.
>
> So what? Greek, Lithuanian, Sanskrit cognates are given, which makes
> it an IE root.

which cognates here? the cognates are given for "stäbchen" not for " to
cut"; or do I see it wrong?

>>
>> I have to say it is hard to see the semantic evolution of "stäbchen"
>> to the verb " to cut"
>
> "jedes abgeschnittene stabförmige Stück"

aham... yes, the explanation fits because once the Pfal was "cutted" not
"whittled", "carved" or simply broken:-)

The question from my side is if we can get in Latin an /a/ from an older
/e/. I suppose the answer is "yes".

alex