[tied] Re: PIE Word Formation (2)

full vowels i, u, a,

>
> in three grades:
>
> originally
> 1 stressed ey, ou, e
> 2 unstressed i, u, schwa
> 3 re-stressed ey, ou, o
>
> later systematised
> (on the basis of the reflexes of *a)
> in some IE dialects as
> 1 stressed ey, eu, e
> 2 unstressed i, u, schwa
> 3 re-stressed oy, ou, o

The problem with deriving *i > *ey, *u > *ou etc instead of the
traditional plot is that one will have to claim also *i > *ye, *u >
*wo etc. Perhaps the latter happened only in initial position?


Torsten