Re: Tudrus

At 4:41:13 AM on Sunday, January 16, 2011, Torsten wrote:

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

>> At 4:49:33 AM on Tuesday, January 11, 2011, Torsten wrote:

[...]

>>> Still, the Dutch (and LG, 'dreiht' ibd.) -i needs an
>>> explanation.

>> You mean in <draai->? It's simply a different way of
>> breaking the original hiatus, parallel to the OHG variant
>> <drājan>.

> That's your proposal? I don't think so, *-o-a- to *-oya-
> is not a natural phonetic development.

Nor did I suggest it. The hiatus in question is the one in
<drāan>.

Brian