Johan Schalin, PhD · @iohannan
180 followers · 186 posts · Server lingo.lolBy and large #WestNorse preserves more of #ProtoGermanic than #EastNorse. An exception is the verbal stem gā/*ga- ’go’, which in #OldSwedish was used in the present tense and at times in the infinitive. Else its inflection was suppleted by forms of the verb ”ganga”.
In West Norse ”gá” is attested very sparsely indeed, and instead ”ganga” is used throughout the paradigm.
In past research there was an idea that gā could have been borrowed from #LowGerman, but today this is not deemed probable. 🧵👇🏻
#westnorse #ProtoGermanic #eastnorse #oldswedish #lowgerman
Roland Schuhmann · @OldGermanicGuy
114 followers · 153 posts · Server mastodon.socialNeue Fassung des Grundrisses der Gotischen Etymologie. Hinzugefügt ist Nr. 740. stojan. Der Index wurde nicht aktualisiert, eine Verweise können also fehlgehen.
https://academia.edu/56815812/GRUNDRISS_DER_GOTISCHEN_ETYMOLOGIE
#Wörterbuch #Gotisch #GotischeSprache #Etymologie #Altgermanistik #Altgermanisch #Indogermanistik #Indogermanisch #Etymology #urgermanisch #ProtoGermanic #IndoEuropean
#worterbuch #gotisch #gotischesprache #etymologie #Altgermanistik #altgermanisch #indogermanistik #Indogermanisch #etymology #urgermanisch #ProtoGermanic #indoeuropean
Dermot Quirk · @Derqui
155 followers · 176 posts · Server mastodon.social
Facal Meadhan Ghàidhlig an latha:
Trosc - cod fish
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#gaidhlig - trosg
#gaeilge - trosc
#cymraeg - torsg
#deutsch - Dorsch
#polski - dorsz
#oldnorse - þorskr
#protogermanic - *þurskaz
#IndoEuropean - *ters- (dry)
"cho mór ri trosg a thilgeadh a-steach san bhàta"
As big as a cod thrown into the boat (as wide as a barn door - a gaping mouth)
#gaidhlig #gaeilge #cymraeg #deutsch #polski #oldnorse #ProtoGermanic #indoeuropean
Freedom · @Freedom2B
186 followers · 727 posts · Server mastodon.socialEtymology of "Propagate"
pro "forth" (see pro-), extended form of PIE root *per- "forward," hence "in front of, before, toward, near," etc.
PIE root *pag- "to fasten," source of pangere "to fasten"
Why did "peg" skip from proto-Germanic to Middle English,without any stops in Old English?
#etymology
#ProtoIndoEuropean
#English
#Latin
#ProtoGermanic
#OldEnglish
#MiddleEnglish
#etymology #ProtoIndoEuropean #english #latin #ProtoGermanic #oldenglish #middleenglish
Jeroen Ruigrok van der Werven · @asmodai
452 followers · 2207 posts · Server mastodon.social#introduction 2.0
I'm Jeroen from the Netherlands and a problem solver.
Interests:
#bsd #freebsd #unix
#buddhism #folklore #mythology
#cats
#commodore #c64 #amiga #retrocomputing #hardware
#DevOps
#DigiPres #metadata #SemanticWeb
#documentation #TechnicalWriting
#fantasy #SciFi #books
#history
#heraldry #vexillology
#japanese
#linguistics (#ProtoGermanic #ProtoIndoEuropean)
#programming #assembly #c #golang #nim #odinlang #python #rust #zig
#typography
#introduction #bsd #freebsd #unix #buddhism #folklore #mythology #cats #commodore #c64 #amiga #retrocomputing #hardware #devops #digipres #metadata #semanticweb #documentation #technicalwriting #fantasy #scifi #books #history #heraldry #vexillology #japanese #linguistics #ProtoGermanic #ProtoIndoEuropean #programming #assembly #c #golang #nim #odinlang #python #rust #zig #typography
Jeroen Ruigrok van der Werven · @asmodai
452 followers · 2207 posts · Server mastodon.socialI hope that at some point we get more #linguistics folks focusing on #ProtoIndoEuropean and #ProtoGermanic for me to follow.
#ProtoGermanic #linguistics #ProtoIndoEuropean