Re: [G] and [g] and PIE voiced plosives

At 9:11:02 PM on Wednesday, February 25, 2009, Andrew
Jarrette wrote:

[...]

> The OED has this to say about that:

[...]

> "Hickock, sb. Obs. Forms: A. 16th hyckock, 17th hickock,
> hickcock, hiccock, hicock, hick-hock, (hick-hoe). B. 16th
> hitchcock, hytchcoke, (hitchcough), hichcoke, hichkoke,
> hichecock, hichecocke. [A parallel form to HICKET, the
> difference being either that of two diminutive suffixes,
> or merely phonetic, as in the later <hickop, hiccup>. The
> explaination of the variant form in <hich-, hitch-> is not
> clear; it is perh. to be sought in the dial. equivalence
> of <ch> and <k>] An earlier form of HICCUP sb."

> So we see the apparent origin of Alfred Hitchcock's last
> name.

Not the real one. <Hitchcock> is one of the many <-cock>
diminutives, in this case of <Hich(e)>, a short form of
<Richard>.

Brian