Re: PIE Word Formation (1)

> > ... It also means that any instances of unstressed *e that
> > we see must have been *late* phenomena -- i.e. they must have been
> > developed after quantitative ablaut ceased to be productive. Two

good

> > examples here are the enclitic particle *-kWe "and", and the so-

called

> > "temporal augment", *e-.
>

Devil's advocate: suppose they didn't become enclitic and augment,
respectively, until after ablaut ceased production, but were free
particles (cf perfect sg. suffix *-e)?


Torsten