Re: [tied] What song did the IEs sing?

>g(W)&-tó- > gi(:)tá, with lengthening of the schwa (as e.g.
>in -na:-verbs: gr.bh-n.á:-mi, pl. gr.bh-n.i:-mási), is a
>possibility, although I'm not really sure what triggers the
>lengthening. It's common enough in Skt., though.

The -ne& infix is present only, so can't be exactly parallel to ppp forms
like gi:ta. I do take your point, though, that the same apparent
lengthening might be observed elsewhere. However, in the 1st person plural,
I think analogy is more likely: We'd expect -na:mi, plural -nimas, but the
pattern in thematic verbs is -a:mi, -a:mas. It's not impossible that
the -i-in the plural of -ne& verbs was lengthened because of this pattern.
But I admit analogy is harder to see in other present forms.

>Have you compared notes with Jens' theory about these
>*VHi/*VH/*ViH/*Hi/*&-forms? I seem to recall a discussion a
>long time ago,

I recall the same discussion, but don't have a copy of it. I'd be grateful
if it can be recovered.

Peter