[gothic-l] Re: '*Thiudawordaz'/'*Thiudaiworda'?(crosspost)

[Brian Beck]

> Brian wrote:
> > Tim,
> >    The Gothic would be 'Thiudawaurda', but Proto-germanic would (I
> > think) be something like '*Theudowurdo'(neuter plural), with both
d's
> > pronounced as dental fricatives.  Perhaps some of our more
> > knowledgeable members could confirm or refute this.
>
> Thanks Brian.  Reading a bit more of Wright's section on phonology
> (section 114) I'd just worked out the '-o' ending for the strong
> neuter plural.  But I'm wondering about '*wurdo' for 'words', since
> Wright says the Primitive Germanic form would have been 'wordo'
> (section 181)
>
> So does this mean my word is '*Theudowordo'?
>
> Tim O'Neill
Tim,
Yes.  You may be right on *wordo/*wurdo.  I wasn't too sure which it
should be.
Brian


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