Re: [tied] Re: Latin tardus

> and <sapio:> "taste, know" (OHG <intseffen> "perceive") vs. OE (etc.)
><sefa> "mind". These do not have nasalization and are not preceded
>and followed by *w or *u, so is *a or *e original, or are the Latin
>words with *a formations that are unrelated to the OE etc. formations
>with *e?

Hans Kuhn, in a list which matches up Latin and Germanic roots with /a/
(and therefore, presumably, from PIE /a/) has sapio: together with
Gothic afsebbjan (vel sim., by memory!). It would seem the /e/ is due
to umlaut.

Torsten
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Yes, I know the /e/ of <intseffen> (OS <afsebbian>) is due to umlaut.  By formations with *e I was referring to OE <sefa> "mind, understanding, heart" (= OS <sebo> and I believe ON <sefi>), which I would suppose is related to <intseffen>/<afsebbian>.

Andrew