Reconstruction talk:Proto-Celtic/bāus
Latest comment: 5 years ago by Mahagaja in topic Osthoff's law
Osthoff's law[edit]
The etymology mentions Osthoff's law. So why did it not apply to the nominative? —Rua (mew) 22:08, 10 May 2019 (UTC)
- @Rua: Osthoff's law only applies before sonorants, not before s. —Mahāgaja · talk 07:06, 11 May 2019 (UTC)
- But u is a sonorant. —Rua (mew) 10:19, 11 May 2019 (UTC)
- True. And indeed Matasović doesn't mention Osthoff shortening at all; he just says the nominative is *bāws and the accusative is re-formed *bowam rather than the ×bām that would have been inherited from *gʷōm. —Mahāgaja · talk 16:30, 11 May 2019 (UTC)
- But u is a sonorant. —Rua (mew) 10:19, 11 May 2019 (UTC)