[tied] Re: Latin barba in disaccord with Grimm's Law?

> >> >
> >> > I gave examples enough to show that an individual
> >> >form may have either o or a (fo-/faveo:); with the
> >> >sporadic nature of the changes this is no
> >> >counterexample. Also see 100.c for
> >> counterarguments
> >> >to your derivation and n.>an, etc.

I don't like sporadics. The existence of both foveo: "warm" and
faveo: "cherish" in Latin, plus Ernout-Meillet's remark that words
with /a/ are 'mots populaires' makes me think there must be at least
one independent source (substrate? adstrate? sociolect?) for Latin
words with /a/.


Torsten