Abstract
Explanations of the long i¯ in the Old Gutnish ti¯a 'toe' (>ModGu täiå) have been put forward that posit different ablaut grades than the Proto-Germanic taihwo¯n which underlies the forms found in other Germanic languages. This is because it was thought the Old Gutnish form could not reflect the standard proto-form. This paper concludes on the basis of the parallel development of slaihwo¯n 'sloe berry', which appears as ModGu släiå, that long i¯ can in fact continue the Proto-Germanic sequence-aihw-as the result of regular sound development.
| Original language | English |
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| Journal | North-Western European Language Evolution (NOWELE) |
| Volume | 68 |
| Issue number | 2 |
| Pages (from-to) | 183-5 |
| Number of pages | 3 |
| ISSN | 0108-8416 |
| Publication status | Published - 2015 |
Keywords
- Faculty of Humanities
- Old Gutnish
- Old Norse
- Phonology
- Historical Linguistics
- Gotland