Re: Old English and Old Norse

--- In cybalist@yahoogroups.com, "Andrew Jarrette" <anjarrette@...> wrote:

>
> Note that OE <g> had both velar varieties ([g] initial and after [N],
> [G] medially otherwise (which > [x] finally)) and palatal varieties
> ([j]; *[J](voiced palatal plosive)>[dZ] after [n]). The palatal
> varieties arose from PGmc *g (plosive and fricative)

Actually PGmc *g must have been fricative everywhere (except perhaps
after *n) because it yields [x] or [G] everywhere but after *n in Dutch.

b

> I don't know the etymology of ON "tiggi"/"tyggi" but they cannot be
> from *Ti:waz, which is what OE Tig is from. "tiggi" would most likely
> be from *tigjen (n-stem), less likely *tijjen or *tiggen, and "tyggi"
> would most likely be from *tugjen, *tewwen, *tewwjam, or *tewwjen,
> less likely *tuggjam or *tuggjen.

Actually *tewwen, *tewwjam, and *tewwjen would more likely yield
"tyggvi", not "tyggi".


Andrew