Re: [tied] Re: Pre-Germanic speculation

Piotr Gasiorowski wrote:

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> From: "alex" <alxmoeller@...>
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> Sent: Friday, October 31, 2003 1:38 PM
> Subject: Re: [tied] Re: Pre-Germanic speculation
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>> A propos genitive Piotr. How is explained the Germanic genitive ? (
>> msc., fem. sg. pl)?
>
> Check the archives (and find Miguel's discussion of Germanic
> declensions). The Germanic genitive is basically inherited. The
> "Saxon genitive" was once the strong (thematic) masculine ending
> *-asa < PIE *-os(j)o.
>
> PIotr
>

I saved on my machine the messages about Germanic of Miguel. I guess I
cannot find the feminine Genitive for "-er" like German "der", English
"her"(?)
Miguel descripts there the genitive for masculine in "-es" < osyo . I
guess I should take a closer look, maybe he mentionated the feminine
too..

Alex