Re: IJzelman- ?

--- In cybalist@yahoogroups.com, "tgpedersen" <tgpedersen@...>
wrote:

> To make matters worse the Irish dictionary I consulted says
> contrariwise that 'is' is a contraction of 'i (in)' + article (in

the

> German style).

You should look up <íos>, since the /s/ is not palatal, a fact
reflecting the old back vowel of the etymon *i:ssu < *pe:dsu.

Jens