Re: [tied] Latin tardus

In Latin *oi>*ei>i: between l and p/b/w; apparently
*u>a in the same place (and *u>i there in Germanic?).

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Never heard of that.  If so, why Latin <libet>, older <lubet>, "pleases", related to OE <lufu> "love"?  And if *u>i there in Germanic, then one would not find <lufu> nor <lof> "praise" nor OE <lybb> "drug" (OHG <luppi>) related to Irish <luibh> "herb".

I don't know of any certain (regular) rule that
explains sapio:; maybe dissimilation at stage
*sepiye-?

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But OHG <intseffen>, OS <afsebbian> presuppose Gmc *safjan- with Gmc *a which cannot be from IE *e.

Andrew

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