Torsten on my nifty theory about IE denominal *-ye-:
> You are using your hypothesis to prove your
> hypothesis. I am not convinced.
No, I'm using a living language called Mandarin as
a semantic and grammatical parallel. This then is
a sound basis for my hypothesis.
You're not convinced because you don't understand that
attested parallels constitutes a kind of proof, a
proof of strong likelihood. That's still worth
something.
> Dutch glimlachen "smile"
> voetballen "play football"
>
> German **fussballen "play football", no way.
Aber musse ich Sie fragen:
"Fernsehen Sie" oder "sehen Sie das Fernsehen"?
>:)
= gLeN
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