Gothic thl- anlaut

[David Kiltz]

On 24.03.2006, at 09:13, John Stewart wrote:

> I haven't read Koebler, but this *THl- cluster has always seemed  
> awkward to
> me

It seems rather typically Wulfilan to me. Cf. such forms as _thlauhs_  
'flight' belonging to the same root as thliuhan. Also, e.g. _ga- 
thlaihan_ vs OE/OHG _flehan_, _flehon_ ...thlaqus 'tender, supple' is  
another example if it belongs with PGM *_flakuz_ 'flat, NHG flach'.

So, PGM *_fl-_ > _thl-_ is pretty common in Wulfilan Gothic.

-David


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