Re: PIE i- and u-stems again

--- In cybalist@yahoogroups.com, Sean Whalen <stlatos@...> wrote:

>
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> --- tgpedersen <tgpedersen@...> wrote:
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> > PIE Dsg *gWn.-n.-éi -> PGerm. *kun-un-i -> Da. kone
> > "wife; old woman"
> > PIE Gpl *gWén-n-oN -> PGerm. *kwen-n-a -> Da. kvinde
> > "woman"
>
> The germanic -o:n -n+ stems are certainly
> fascinating. Since various consonants undergo
> different changes when followed by a N than a V the
> paradigms become chaotic. Analogy of various types
> and splitting into different words both occur.
> However, the explanation here is different.
>
> PIE
>
> gWanxá+ík+s > gW(e)nxó:x > -á:x
> gWanxá+ík+M > gW(e)nxóikm, > -áikm,
> gWanxá+ík+ás > gW(e)nxikós
>
> >
>
> *gWn,xá:x > *kWuno: > kona
>
> *gWn,xikó:m > *kWunihe:m > *kWynja:N > kvinna

Greek is certainly a fascinating language.
It occurred to me:
1) kvinna/kona is the only word in ON to act up this way.
2) Some, among them Miguel, assume a rule PPIE *Ku -> PIE KW, for K
velar; but some paradigms appear to reflect in their zero grade the
state of affairs before that rule, eg. Hittite 3sg kWen-zi, 3pl
kun-anzi "strike, kill", Greek gun-e: "woman"
3) A hypothetical PIE variant *gun- would -> PGerm. *kun-.


Torsten