Re: [tied] Conch

From: Sean Whalen
Message: 47916
Date: 2007-03-16

--- Sean Whalen <stlatos@...> wrote:

>
> --- Rick McCallister <gabaroo6958@...> wrote:
>
> > re *kón-x-mós *knx-m(e)+ > OE hamm, Gk kné:me:
> > Can we relate this to English haunch from Germanic
> > hanka or vel sim?
>
> As far as I can tell they're not directly related.

Now that I have an explanation for cranoc; the fact
that both examples of *x-k have k>g>k makes it likely
that when x, > G, a following k > g. So conch and
haunch are ultimately related (based on bent shape and
small size).





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