Re: [tied] Velar Negatives

>Some of the words suggested are probably not connected. As far as I know:
>Greek ouk is more likely to be ou + epenthetic /k/ before vowel. The other
>form oukhi is ou + *ghi which is an emphatic particle (found in Skt after
>"yes"!)
>Latin haud is from *ghawo meaning false.
>The Germanic words (kein, geen etc) are originally the same as Latin
>ne-que-unus, so the velar bit is the usual word "and".

Yes, Middle Dutch had "negheen, engheen".

Marc

>Hope that helps
>Peter

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>> Latin - haud
>> Greek - ouk
>> German - kein
>> Dutch - geen
>> Icelandic - ekki
>> Gothic - ains-hun
>> Does anyone know the etymology of these forms? Do they all derive
>> from a common PIE negative particle? Did this root occur at all in
>> Old English?
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>> Brian
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