Re: The etymology of herold

From: Brian M. Scott
Message: 65690
Date: 2010-01-18

At 4:10:00 AM on Monday, January 18, 2010, Torsten wrote:

> --- In cybalist@yahoogroups.com, "Brian M. Scott"
> <BMScott@...> wrote:

>> At 3:38:19 AM on Friday, January 15, 2010, Torsten wrote:

>>> --- In cybalist@yahoogroups.com, "Brian M. Scott"
>>> <BMScott@> wrote:

>>>> At 5:08:35 AM on Wednesday, January 13, 2010, Torsten
>>>> wrote:

>>>>> Wouldn't one expect **xarja-wald-, not *xari-wald?

>>>> In PGmc., but not in OFrk.

>>> That is interesting. Could you to elaborate on that?

>> PGmc. *xarjaz > *xariz > OHG heri.

>> Morlet has the very early <Charivaldus>.

> Well, I gathered that, but got the perhaps false
> impressions from your posting that leaving out the
> composition vowel was a general Frankish thing?

It isn't left out: it's <i>, the usual composition vowel of
OHG i-, ja-, jô-, jan-, and jôn-stems.

Brian