> By the way (displaying my ignorance here), how does OHG "kans" >appear as modern German "gans"? Did only the /d/ -> /t/ part of this shift >get fully established in standard German? It's OHG, MHG, and NHG /gans/. -- Dr. Stefan Georg Heerstraße 7 D-53111 Bonn FRG Tel./Fax +49-228-691332