Reconstruction talk:Proto-Germanic/haubudą
Latest comment: 6 years ago by Anglom in topic Reconstruction
Reconstruction[edit]
According to a newer theory the nominative was *hafud while the oblique was *haubiþ-. The gist of the theory being that unstressed -a- before a labial(ized) consonant became -au- when the following syllable was stressed:
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | *hafud | *hafud |
| Vocative | *hafud | *hafud |
| Accusative | *hafud | *hafud |
| Genitive | *haubiþiz | *haubiþǫ̂ |
| Dative | *haubiþi | *haubiþumaz |
| Instrumental | *haubiþē | *haubiþumiz |
... This would explain a couple other forms, such as *augô from *akʷó- and possibly *raub- (*rauboną, *raubijaną) which makes more sense coming from *raf(j)aną, "to seize, take", than from *reufaną, "to tear, break". See: [1]. Anglom (talk) 04:06, 30 November 2017 (UTC)
- An interesting idea. Are there any counterexamples, where the law should have applied but didn't? —Rua (mew) 16:53, 30 November 2017 (UTC)
- I will have to look for some, actually. My initial response would have been *habjaną, but the semivowel operates as a second consonant, while the law seems to operate only with single consonants. Anglom (talk) 15:22, 2 December 2017 (UTC)