Word relation question

[llama_nom]

--- In gothic-l at yahoogroups.com, David Kiltz <derdron at g...> wrote:
>

> The semantic relation in your case would be something like normal 
vs  
> intensive, I suppose. (It continues, BTW, in German _dringen_ vs  
> _drängen_).


And Old Icelandic:

þryngva < *þringwan
þrøngva < *þrangwjan

As often, the strong verb has an intransitive meaning, the derived 
(weak) verb is transitive.  Isn't this the original difference 
(between "moving in a forceful/thrusting way", and "forcing/pressing 
something", i.e. causing it to move in a thrusting way), rather than 
a difference in intensity?  I agree the -jan ending is used in 
various ways, but here I think it wouldn't be far off the mark to 
call it "causative".

Llama Nom





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