Re: PIE meaning of the Germanic dental preterit

Thank you, Sergei.

Am I correct in assuming you believe *bhoiH2- to be nominal.

Note that Miguel formulated it *bhoH2i-.

Patrick

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From: "Sergejus Tarasovas" <S.Tarasovas@...>
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Sent: Sunday, March 02, 2008 3:14 PM
Subject: Re: [tied] PIE meaning of the Germanic dental preterit


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


> *bhoih2-dh(h1)- is derived from that, probably by adding
> *dheh1-, the meaning being "to make frightened" (verb) or
> "fright-maker" (noun).
>

Regarding the unexpected circumflex in Lith. <baidýti> (3d pers. pres.
<bai~do>) 'frighten' (and its nest): I guess the Lith. verb is derived
from or its pitch accent is influenced by some noun which undergone a
metatony, e. g. <bai~das> 'bugaboo'. The old acute survived in the now
etymologically opaque derivative <báime:> 'fear', which in view of the
interjection <báimenia> (expressing astonishment) must be derived from
*bHoih2-dH-men- (*dm > m is regular in Lithuanian).

Sergei