Re: Not "catching the wind " , or, what ARE we discussing?

--- In cybalist@yahoogroups.com, "tgpedersen" <tgpedersen@...> wrote:

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> > > - - - - - - - -
> > > How do you then derive Gmc. *sal-t- from IE *sh2el-?
> >
> > I've seen no ev. the same rules apply to liquids. It's more likely
> > that there's contamination with the adj. 'salty' with d>t, as part of
> > similar changes in IE branches specifically for this word.
> >
> I haven't looked up the ON, but Danih has
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> salt "salt"
> salt "salty"
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> and the -t (< PIE *-d, cf German -s) is the NeutNomAcc suffix,

I don't think so.