Re: [tied] Re: IE thematic presents and the origin of their themati

>>*gWHe:n ..a simple agent noun meaning 'striker, slayer', but *bHo:r
>>is ...'habitually
>>carrying away', hence 'thief, smuggler', etc.
> Is there any verbal root which has both forms?
> To my mind, the distinction is parallel to that found in
> *p&2-té:r 'father' (< *'natural, constant protector') vs. *páh2s-to:r
> 'herdsman, shepherd' (< 'protecting now and then, when on duty'), with
> durative *//peh2-// vs. punctual *//pe:h2-s-//.

If the -o- grade indicates habitually doing it, this might help explain the
use of -o- grade in compound nouns and adjectives, such the last vowel in
me:tropato:r (mother's father).

Peter