Re: *bhe-, -y, -w

--- In cybalist@yahoogroups.com, "Piotr Gasiorowski" <gpiotr@...>
wrote:

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

wrote:

>
> > I understand. The -w- was there, but it has left.
>
> Yes. It happens under certain conditions.
>
> > > (cf. *ph2w- > *fw- > f- in Goth. fo:n).
> >
> > Odd. The w/u is still there in Dutch 'vuur' etc
>
> Based on a different apophonic variant of the stem, with the *u
> vocalised. Come on, we've discussed the 'fire' word before.
>

Apophonic variation in a heteroclitic noun?

> > >In Italic, *bHuh2-je/o- >
> > > *fu:je/o- > *fi:je/o- > Lat. fio: through a well-known rule,

cf.

> > > *puH-jo- > pius and -dHuH-je/o- > (suf)fio: 'fumigate'.
> > >
> >
> > I believe I've read that well-known rule was disputed?
>
> The examples support it rather solidly. Do you know of any
> counterevidence?
>

Those are the examples I found in the American Heritage Dictionary.
Are there other examples?


Torsten