From: Patrick Ryan
Message: 54531
Date: 2008-03-02
----- Original Message -----
From: "Miguel Carrasquer Vidal" <miguelc@...>
To: <cybalist@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Sunday, March 02, 2008 3:31 PM
Subject: Re: [tied] PIE meaning of the Germanic dental preterit
> On Sun, 2 Mar 2008 15:01:30 -0600, "Patrick Ryan"
> <proto-language@...> wrote:
>
> >----- Original Message -----
> >From: "Miguel Carrasquer Vidal" <miguelc@...>
> >To: <cybalist@yahoogroups.com>
> >Sent: Sunday, March 02, 2008 2:50 PM
> >Subject: Re: [tied] PIE meaning of the Germanic dental preterit
<snip>
> >You made a point of contrasting the Lithuanian and Latvian forms.
> >
> >For <baidýti> you informed us the PIE was *bhoH2i-.
> >
> >Have you changed your mind or is this a simple typo?
>
> As Marius pointed out, my explanation for the circumflex in
> Lithuanian was dubious, so I have changed my mind.
> See Sergejus' post for an explanation involving metatony.
>
> >Also, since when is *dhe:(H)I- a causative? or mean 'make'.
>
> *dheh1- means "do, make; put" (still does in Dutch).
***
What *dhe:(H)i- meant for PIE, and what *dhe:(H)i- meant for Germanic are
two separate issues in my mind.
Perhaps Sergei will change your mind on its verbal nature?
Patrick