From: Torsten
Message: 65143
Date: 2009-09-27
> > The real problem here is that the words with /a/ seldom show theAnd we certainly shouldn't forget the most typical of all, those from the whole *ka/unt- etc complex: Eng. hunt with original /u/ vs. Gothic hinþan, Sw hinna which are reorganized as a class III strong verb.
> > "upper-class" variants with /e/ and /o/.
>
> Class VI 'draw' vs. class I 'drive', perhaps (all of class VI
> strong verbs are best explained as PPGmc -a-/-a:-/-a:-/-a- >
> PGmc -a-/-o:-/-o:-/-a-), Engl. grab vs OIc grípa, Engl. wag vs. OIc
> víkja "move"? Futher the OIc. class III verb exceptions gjalda
> "pay", gjalla "shout", hjálpa "help", skjálfa "tremble", skjalla
> "scold" with present root vowel /a(:)/ for /i/ (< PIE -é- before
> R). Other than that note the alternation -eu-/-u:- in most of the
> class II verbs vs. OE scu:fan, OHG su:fan; that alternation is of
> the same PIE/PPIE type as the -a-/-e- you were looking for. Note
> how large the -u:- subclass is in Dutch, as expected, I'm not
> convinced it grew later.
>
> Note also that some of the class II -u:C- subclass have -uCC-
> geminated counterparts: OHG su:f-, Engl. sup, sip, Schrijver's
> *dubb- etc, Sw class III dimpa, damp,
> http://ordnet.dk/ods/opslag?id=437209
>
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Germanic_strong_verb
>