*gwh in Gmc.

Sat Feb 17 02:53:41 UTC 2001

Dear Douglas and IEists:

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From: "Douglas G Kilday" <acnasvers at hotmail.com>
Sent: Sunday, February 11, 2001 10:56 PM

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Awhile back I suggested
that "warm", "snow", and "Niere" might have had *bhw originally.

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Here are two good examples that illustrate why I believe IE *gw(h) represents a
Nostratic fricative (+"laryngeal"):

Egyptian S3m, 'warm'; nS-nj,'storm'.

Pat

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