Re: PIE meaning of the Germanic dental preterit

--- In cybalist@yahoogroups.com, Miguel Carrasquer Vidal <miguelc@...>
wrote:

>
> On Sun, 02 Mar 2008 00:04:59 -0000, "tgpedersen"
> <tgpedersen@...> wrote:
>
> >
> >> >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.
>
> Causative of what? The non-causative is Lith. bijóti(es),
> Slav. bojáti (seN) "to be afraid".

Once more: False division of (*bheidh-ti ->) *bheitti creates a new
root *bhei- of the same meaning. Now PIE (or some descendant) has two
roots for the same: *bheidh- and *bhei-. Derive ad libitum.

> No *-dh-.

In the falsely divided root, no.


Torsten