Re: [tied] The (i)sc - element in romance verb cojugation

From: aquila_grande
Message: 18835
Date: 2003-02-15

Thanks for your answar, Piotr

When thinking about it,it seems that this suffixe,in its denominal
function is still doing some job, even in modern scandinavian.
Norwegian has a denominal -sk- suffixe. Examples:

vaske = wash (*vatn-sk-e)

gran-sk-e = scrutinize (probably from grand = a small part of
something)

grøn-sk-e = to look green

fran-sk-e (seg) = to behave like an frenchman

ren-sk-e to clean (from ren = clean)















In cybalist@yahoogroups.com, Piotr Gasiorowski
<piotr.gasiorowski@...> wrote:
> I discuss it briefly in the essay on PIE verbs, uploaded to the
list's Files section:
>
> "The suffix *-sk^e-/*-sk^o-, usually added to nil-grade bases,
forms iterative (or inchoative) stems. Its common variant is *-isk^e-
. Apparently, the same *-sk^e- can also produce denonimal duratives
like *medhu-sk^e- 'get drunk' (from *medhu 'mead, intoxicating
drink') or *wod-sk^e- 'wash'.
>
> *gwm-sk^é- 'walk about' (from *gwem-)
> *prk^-sk^é- 'ask repeatedly' (from *prek^-)
>
> Also with reduplication:
>
> *gwi-gwm-sk^e- 'keep walking about'
> *g^i-g^nh3-sk^e- 'know, resolve' (from *g^noh3-)"
>
> Piotr
>