Re: ka and k^a [was: [tied] *kW- "?"]

--- In cybalist@yahoogroups.com, "tgpedersen" <tgpedersen@...> wrote:

> > > The goose is a proven import article too.
> >
> > What's the proof?
> >
>
> There was a discussion of its origin a long time back. I was fairly
> certain that it turned out to be a late import, but maybe I'm now
> confusing it with the duck? I was going to refer you to L.V.Hayes'
> Austric page, but it seems to be gone.
> Then there's the missing *gh- in Latin 'anser', -t in OE gant "male
> goose" etc.

The Latin word was sometimes (and archaically) written 'hanser',
showing the regular development of *gh > h. However, /h/ had
apparently been lost by Republican times.

- Rob