Re: [tied] Laryngeals revisited

>h1 was earlier /h/ and then /?/.
>h2 was earlier /x/ and then /h/.

Wouldn't this have led to a collapseof h1 and h2?

> If you're suggesting that h2 was a rounded x, you're not likely to
> be right.

Because there is no sign of rounding in the vowels before or after.

Peter