Re[2]: [tied] Re: Theoretical synopsis of Etruscan verbs

At 1:16:28 on Wednesday, 13 October 2004,
enlil@... wrote:

> Rob:

>> Etruscan /tva/ could be connected to IE /dwe-/,

> There is no such root. Roots don't end in *e in IE. You
> need a coda!

I imagine that Rob is thinking of *deu- 'to do, perform,
show favor, revere'; Watkins derives Latin <bonus> from the
suffixed zero-grade *dw-eno-.

Brian