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Linguistics: Etymology
Quiz #6
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Graduate
08/09/2007

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Term
Foot/Feet
Definition
PIE *pd-/ped
> PGmc *ft (Grimm I & II)
> PGmc *fOt (I umlaut)
> PGmc *foot (GVS)
Term
hide
Definition
PIE *kuH-tí-
> kUtí (laryngeal loss and compensatory lengthening)
>HUdí (Grimm I)
>hUđi (Verner)
>hUdi (PGmc *đ>WGmc *d)
>hIdi (i umlaut)
>hIde (PGmc final *-i>OE *-e)
>hide (unrounding)
>hide (silent e rule)
>hide (GVS II)
Term
meat
Definition
PIE *madi-
> mAti (Grimm II)
> mǣti (first fronting)
> mEte (i umlaut)
> meTe (13th c. open syllable)
> mEt (silent e rule)
> meat (GVS)
Term
mind
Definition
PIE *m-tí-
>mdí (Grimm II)
>mđi (Verner)
>mdi (PGmc *đ>WGmc *d)
>mInde (9c unrounding)
>minde (10c lengthening)
>mind (silent E rule)
>mind (GVS)
Term
seed
Definition
PIE *seh1-tí-
>sEdi (Grimm II)
>sEđi (Verner)
>sEdi (PGmc *đ>WGmc *d)
>sAdi (Pgmc e>PGM A)
>sǣdi (A>ǣ)
>sǣd (Pgmc final *-i lost after V:C)
>sEde (12 ǣ raising)
>sEd (GVS III)
Term
Old
Definition
PIE *h2al-tó
>al-tó (laryngeal loss)
>alPa (Grimm III)
>alđó (Verner)
>PGM alđa (Gmc accent shift)
> WGmc alda (PGmc *đ>WGmc *d)
> OE eald, ald (GVS)
Term
Clean
Definition
PGmc *klaini
>klAni (Wgm *ai>pre OE *A)
>clǣni (A>ǣ)
>clǣn (pgmc final *i lost V:C)
>clEn (12 c long ash raise)
>clean (GVS III)
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