Re: xW/w (was: Lithuanian diphthongs)

--- In cybalist@yahoogroups.com, Piotr Gasiorowski <gpiotr@...> wrote:

>
> W dniu 2011-06-13 23:05, stlatos pisze:
> >
> > Why did OHG have -d- as if from Gmc -T- ?
> >
> NHG Wittum is also puzzling, as if from Gmc. *D. I wouldn't rule out
> contamination with Lat. vidualitium (not surprising in a legal term) and
> again with Ger. Witwe.

This site:

http://starling.rinet.ru/cgi-bin/response.cgi?single=1&basename=/data/ie/germet&text_number=+++811&root=config

gives OSx withum-lík , which I hadn't seen elsewhere.