Re: Re[2]: [tied] Re: Brugmann's Law

I am not very convinced by this connection.

I tend to think that rob-ot and lab-or

are connected with Arabic &abd "bonded person, servant"

Hence infix variants : H2r_b(h) and H2l_b(h) in PIE.

Orphan should then be :

worker > slave > little slave > child with no parents

Hard to swallow.

Arnaud

----- Original Message -----

From: Rick McCallister

To: cybalist@yahoogroups.com

Sent: Sunday, January 20, 2008 1:59 AM

Subject: Re: Re[2]: [tied] Re: Brugmann's Law

orphan and robot are supposedly from the same root

--- "Brian M. Scott" <BMScott@... net> wrote:

> At 3:56:48 AM on Saturday, January 19, 2008,
> fournet.arnaud
> wrote:
>
> > From: Rick McCallister
>
> >> It makes sense given the relationshion between
> for words
> >> for orphan and slave.
>
> > What is this relationship supposed to be ?
>
> <http://www.bartleby .com/61/roots/ IE363.html>
>
> Brian
>
>
>

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