[tied] Re: Indo-Iranian Vowel Collapse (was: IIr 2nd Palatalisation)

> What I mean is that the checklists of words cited in support of

the

> thickness of the non-IE substrate in Germanic (e.g. those compiled

by

> John Hawkins) usually contain a good percentage of items which

_are_ of

> IE derivation (Eng. east, south, rudder, king, calf, etc.); that's

why I

> think the figure is exaggerated.

According to Falk & Torp

calf:
cognates in Germanic.
with other ablaut grade
ags. cilfor-lamb etc

further Gallic > Latin galba "belly"

with deviant ablaut *gW for *g

Greek delphús, dólphos etc
Skt. gárbha-

Is it safe to conclude that this is inherited Germanic, given the
deviant alternate root? The only non-Germanic form from PIE *g- is
not safely Latin, so that is not evidence.


Torsten