Re: [tied] Re: About the etymology of *nepo:t- "nephew/grandson"

From: Piotr Gasiorowski
Message: 5530
Date: 2001-01-15

Good point. I'm sure you're right about *nefo:n- < reanalysed *nefo:(T)-s; the Proto-Germani could convert just about anything irregular into a weak noun (OE sunne, tunge, mo:na, steorre, etc.). Truth to tell, I think *nep(o)t- was probably unanalysable in PIE.
 
Piotr
 
 
 
----- Original Message -----
From: Miguel Carrasquer Vidal
To: cybalist@egroups.com
Sent: Monday, January 15, 2001 7:07 PM
Subject: Re: [tied] Re: About the etymology of *nepo:t- "nephew/grandson"

Oh, yeah: *neptih2 > Gmc. nifti (> Du. nicht), showing the -t was
really there in Germanic.