[tied] Re: PIE i- and u-stems again

--- In cybalist@yahoogroups.com, "tgpedersen" <tgpedersen@...> wrote:

> Cf. Da., Sw. 'tolv'. Dissimilation? *wa -> *wo (-> *o) is otherwise a
> Danish development, Da. to, Sw. två "twelve", Da. vogn, Sw. vagn
> "waggon", Da. *warTing- in Vordingborg, Oringe. How far north that
> development got, I don't know, Brøndum-Nielsen doesn't have anything
> about it.

In Bjäre the genuine pronunciation is va:n.
However, having been a frequent tramrider at rushhours in Göteborg more
than a quarter of a century ago I have more than once heard: "Får vi be
passagerarna gå längre in i 'vognen'."
Bokmål 'vogn' is perhaps not only due to Danish influence but might be
genuine in the Viken dialects.

Lars