From: Torsten
Message: 67101
Date: 2011-01-17
>That doesn't make any it better. *-a-a- to *-aya- is not a natural phonetic development.
> 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
> >> <drÄjan>.
>
> > 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
> <drÄan>.