[tied] Re: sum

> >I was wondering: are there any examples of athematic verbs with
> >secondary endings (ie. *-C-m *-C-s *-C-t ... *-C-nt) ?
>
> Of course.
>
> >And to
> >anticipate a possible 'no': then such a paradigm would, to remain
> >pronounceable proceed to *-C-om *-C-s *-C-t ... *-C-ont
>
> C-m., -C-s, -C-t. PIE had syllabic resonants.
>
> The 3pl. ath. ending *-ént(i) was only reduced in acrostatic
> and reduplicated verbs ('-n.t(i)).
>

In other words, we have here an example of PIE -N.- > Latin -oN-,
for N = nasal (fero: < ferom, ferunt). I thought it was PIE -N. >
Latin -in- ?


Torsten