Re: [tied] Re: Pretonic laryngeals in roots

--- Sean Whalen <stlatos@...> wrote:

> I'd say stative verbs in *-èxY+ had adj. in
> *-(e)xYdó+ meaning 'being'. So *xYruudhexYó+ >
> *xYruudheyó+ 'red', *xYruudh(e)xYdó+ 'being red,
> blushing' >
> rubeus, OCS ryz^dI; and Early Irish ruidiud 'blush'
>
> Latin retained the adj. meaning but Slavic turned
> most into abstract nouns: OCS pravIda '*being
> straight
> > right'; Sb-Cr govedo '*cattle adj. > head of
> cattle'
> (or in line with your theory 'being alive > living
> being').

Possibly also

gYhel-xW+xYdó+ >
gYhel-xY-dxWó+ >
gYhel-xY-dwó+

'being yellow > being bright (white) > '

khelidwó:n 'swallow', Middle Irish gelbund 'sparrow'









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