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

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

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> --- 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
> >
> > salt "salt"
> > salt "salty"
> >
> > and the -t (< PIE *-d, cf German -s) is the NeutNomAcc suffix,
>
> I don't think so.

In the indefinite inflection, the Danish adjective has -t in the neut.
sg. (there are no cases), and the ON adjective has -t in neut.
nom.acc. sg., whether you think so or not.


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