Re: [tied] Re: Mi- and hi-conjugation in Germanic

>The alternative would be to let go of reduplication as a
>necessary component of the PIE perfect, which is what I'm
>currently contemplating. I have no idea as yet whether
>that's a viable hypothesis ...

I think this was suggested by various people a while back - like Rasmussen
for example. Either way, there is a genuine question whether reduplication
was originally a *necessary* part of the perfect forms. In addition to
*woid- there are forms like Latin (g)novi which seem never to have had
reduplication. But I'm sure you're more in touch with all this than I am!

Peter