Re: PIE meaning of the Germanic dental preterit

> >Sorry to tell you but this is 'ala-bala-portocala' :)
>
> You have misunderstood me. Balto-Slavic productive verbs in
> *-i:ti are almost always denominal or deverbal. They are
> derived either from another verb (e.g. Slavic nesti =>
> nositi), or from a noun/adjective (e.g. Slavic slava =>
> slaviti). In this case, the Lithuanian verb seems to be
> denominal (but I would feel better if I could consult
> Fraenkel).

What happens if you posit that the root is *bheidh- 3sg pres.
*bheid-ti -> *bheitti, by false division *bhei-ti? *Bhoidh-éy- would
then be an ordinary causative.


Torsten