Re: [tied] Gender (Was: Dating PIE)

From: P&G
Message: 11107
Date: 2001-11-07

>Immature human beings are often classified as neuter.
 
It's not just immature girls.  Weib, Weibchen, Frauenzimmer, Weibsbild, and Weibstueck are all possible neuter words for mature German women (yes, all right, some are old fashioned!
 
Isn't gender weird?
 
Peter