Re: bitch

From: Patrick Ryan
Message: 51592
Date: 2008-01-20

Maybe you are thinking of a different message. Zicke is not mentioned in the one you linked below.
 
Patrick
 
----- Original Message -----
From: tgpedersen
Sent: Sunday, January 20, 2008 3:09 AM
Subject: [tied] Re: bitch


> > > Is this Sw. tik "bitch"?
> > > Cf.
> > > Kuhn, Fremder t-Anlaut im Germanischen
> > > "
> > > 17. ti:k- (und tu:k-?) 'Hündin', in an. tík und
> > > hd. m(und)a(rt)l.
> > > Zauche / Zauck, wenn aus tu:k-.
> > > "
> > >
> > > So a substrate word (like all roots in Germanic in TVT- where
> > > T = unvoiced stop, since PIE has no roots *DVD- where D =
> > > voiced stop)
>
> And so, how do you fit Zicke into this scheme?

Yes, it does. Cf. Kuhn's remarks in
http://tech. groups.yahoo. com/group/ cybalist/ message/51569

Torsten