Steve wrote: > It seems the gen- and gno- coexisted in Homer. Both "genea" and "gnotos" >refer to relatives. I have always taken "gnotos" to be from *g'nh3 (to know) and "genea" to be from *g'nh1 (to give birth etc). Are you suggesting the same origin for them both? Or that the "know" word had h1? Or have I missed something? Peter