Re: [tied] -phóros, -phorós, -fer

>
> Well, it can simply come from the nomen actionis *bHer- compounded

with

> Jens's pre/in-fix *O- and turned into an adjective by thematisation.
> Let's imagine that the O-fix was originally some kind of

preposition.

> This would make *bHoró- an adjective derived from an erstwhile
> prepositional phrase like (approximately) "in the process of

carrying",

> *[O + bH(e)r-]-ó-. Not much different from Gk. enupnios 'appearing

in

> dreams' < *[h1en + swepno-]-o-.
>

Exactly. A root with Jens' *O- as prefix is a compound with *O as
first element. The question is whether any first element will cause
the same effects as an *O-prefix.


Torsten