From: Patrick Ryan
Message: 54822
Date: 2008-03-07
----- Original Message -----
From: "tgpedersen" <tgpedersen@...>
To: <cybalist@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Friday, March 07, 2008 12:37 PM
Subject: Re: [tied] Grimm shift as starting point of "Germanic"
--- In cybalist@yahoogroups.com, "fournet.arnaud" <fournet.arnaud@...>
wrote:
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: tgpedersen
>
> > ===========
> > Last Summer,
> > you pointed at the Dutch word <pier> "worm"
> > which you consider NBW
> > and I see no reason why it can't be pseudo-Celtic *kwer.
>
> Me and Occam can't see any reason why one would introduce yet
> another language beside NWBlock in that area.
> =================
> You misread my point.
> I consider that NWB is "para"-Celtic
> as you say.
> I'm not adding a language
> I'm suppressing NWB as useless.
>
> I also consider the "geminate" language is useless
> this is a PIE feature, exhibited regularly by Celtic.
Shouldn't you be waiting for your appointment to governor of Lower
Germania before you start issuing such decrees?
> Germanic underwent more major changes in 4 centuries
> than any other IE language in 6 milleniums ?
> I don't believe in the Herrenvolk thing ?
> A.
> ====================
Then why do you behave like one?
Torsten