[tied] Re: IE thematic presents and the origin of their thematic vo

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

> tgpedersen wrote:
>
> > You can't be certain that *bHo:r- isn't "stealer at this particular
> > occasion" and not "habitual thief".
>
> "Once a thief, always a thief" :-).

As I try to keep reminding myself, there's always a downside to a
snappy comeback. In this case you have just agreed with me that *bHo:r-
didn't necessarily mean "habitual thief" from the beginning.

>The point is that Gk. pHo:r and Lat.
> fu:r mean 'thief' and not just 'carrier, porter'.

So *bhe:r- would mean "carrier, porter" if it had existed (but isn't
that "habitual" too?)? How does this enter into the picture?


Torsten