Re: Verner-alternating Gmc. nouns

From: G&P
Message: 62249
Date: 2008-12-22

>temh1
>How do you prove there's an intruding H1 here ?

Mostly from Greek. 

(1) forms like tme:tos show there is a laryngeal

(2) the aorist etamon implies tm.H with laryngeal

(3) the future temeo: < temeso: < temH-so, implying a laryngeal

(4) forms in teme-, such as temenos, show the development tm.H > teme-, which implies h1 (h2 and h3 would probably give tama or tomo)

(5) the accent in Lithuanian tìnti also implies a laryngeal.

Peter