| From: | John Cowan <jcowan@...> |
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| Date: | Thursday, July 10, 2003, 16:21 |
Tristan scripsit:> Wouldn't the -earp- have been a candidate for shortening, leaving *herpe > which would've become 'harp' anyway? (cf. steorra > star). Or am I > missing something else?Hmm. That looks plausible, which means I probably misunderstood something. -- Do NOT stray from the path! John Cowan <jcowan@...> --Gandalf http://www.ccil.org/~cowan