andera 'woman' Celtic ?

[Jon Patrick]

    Date:       Wed, 7 Apr 1999 10:28:40 +0100 (BST)
    From:       Larry Trask <larryt at cogs.susx.ac.uk>

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    By the way, it is clear that <andere> is the original form of the Basque
    word.  This is the only form recorded in Aquitanian, and the first form
    recorded in the medieval period (in 1085, according to Sarasola).  The
    contracted form <andre> is first recorded in the 12th century; this
    would have been unpronounceable in Pre-Basque/Aquitanian, but it now
    predominates in a sizeable area of the country, though most of the east
    retains <andere> today.

Larry, what is the phenomenom of Aquitanian that makes <andre> unpronounceable.
thanks
Jon
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