Re: [tied] Re: Italic root *ored(h)- and ready

elmeras2000 wrote:

> ... Now, for
> *reH1d-, that has the following effect: *O-reH1d-é/ó- > *O-rH1d-é/ó- >
> *O-rd-e/o- with loss of the laryngeal and therefore no aspiration, and
> finally PIE *ord-e/o-. The O-infix formations are thematic, so I would
> believe the Latin n-stem ordin- has a background comparable to the
> Germanic weak adjective: *-o-s => *-on-. This of course all depends on
> the corectness of a number of observations and rules about them which
> are not generally accepted (but never replaced by an alternative
> either!), so this is a possibility only to the precious few who really
> believe.

I don't know if I'm a true believer, but I must say I'm greatly
impressed. What do you make of Slavic *reNdU 'row, order' and Baltic
*rínda:? One would like to integrate them somehow into this analysis.

Piotr