Re: Phol and Balder

From: tgpedersen
Message: 27999
Date: 2003-12-05

--- In cybalist@yahoogroups.com, Miguel Carrasquer <mcv@...> wrote:
> On Fri, 05 Dec 2003 12:38:40 +0000, tgpedersen <tgpedersen@...>
> wrote:
>
> >And yes, I have noticed the initial ph- vs. b-. That would
translate
> >into PIE p- vs bh-, a Noreen alternation.
>
> What's a Noreen alternation?
>

p/bh, t/dh, k/gh etc (cf Latin cord- vs. Sanskrit hard-, I believe it
is). Møller uses it much and credits Noreen with its discovery.

Torsten