Re: [tied] Re: Pretonic laryngeals in roots

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

>
> --- Sean Whalen <stlatos@...> wrote:
>
> > I'd say stative verbs in *-èxY+ had adj. in
> > *-(e)xYdó+ meaning 'being'. So *xYruudhexYó+ >
> > *xYruudheyó+ 'red', *xYruudh(e)xYdó+ 'being red,
> > blushing' >
> > rubeus, OCS ryz^dI; and Early Irish ruidiud
> 'blush'
> >
> > Latin retained the adj. meaning but Slavic
> turned
> > most into abstract nouns: OCS pravIda '*being
> > straight
> > > right'; Sb-Cr govedo '*cattle adj. > head of
> > cattle'
> > (or in line with your theory 'being alive > living
> > being').
>
> Possibly also
>
> gYhel-xW+xYdó+ >
> gYhel-xY-dxWó+ >
> gYhel-xY-dwó+
>
> 'being yellow > being bright (white) > '
>
> khelidwó:n 'swallow', Middle Irish gelbund 'sparrow'

Possibly also

*leukY-xY-dó+ >

lu:cidus 'bright', OE li:getu 'lightning'




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