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shimobaatar wrote: 19 Nov 2018 23:24 Did the root begin with *sk- in Proto-Germanic?
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/t͡ʃ/ < *Cj in Proto-Germanic?
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shimobaatar wrote: 19 Nov 2018 23:30 /t͡ʃ/ < *Cj in Proto-Germanic?
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In classic spanick fashion, I realized that I made a mistake in my original post. I've edited the original but the word is slightly different.

Gotski
абскацан
/abskat͡san/

I think it would have been possible to arrive at the correct answer regardless, but this ought to make it somewhat clearer of a path.
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Is /t͡s/ from *tj?
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shimobaatar wrote: 21 Nov 2018 02:38 Is /t͡s/ from *tj?
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Take wealth from (eg fine, rob)?
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Salmoneus wrote: 21 Nov 2018 12:15 Take wealth from (eg fine, rob)?
Yes! “to tax” or “to fine”
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Oh, wow. Sorry shimo! If it's any consolation, my word will probably be rather easy to guess. I'll get back to you shortly...
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A simple one in modern Wenthish:

nębthroskel
/nɛb.þrɔʃ.kəl/
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Salmoneus wrote: 21 Nov 2018 20:05 Oh, wow. Sorry shimo! If it's any consolation, my word will probably be rather easy to guess. I'll get back to you shortly...
Ah, no need to apologize! That was an excellent guess.
Salmoneus wrote: 21 Nov 2018 20:45 A simple one in modern Wenthish:

nębthroskel
/nɛb.þrɔs.kəl/
This is probably my first question 9 times out of 10, but: is it a noun?
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Salmoneus wrote: 21 Nov 2018 20:45 A simple one in modern Wenthish:

nębthroskel
/nɛb.þrɔs.kəl/
Is this a compound?
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Nota bene: I managed to typo it. Should be /S/, rather than /s/, in the middle. Updated it now, sorry.



Shimo: yes, it's a noun.

Spanick: yes, it's a compound.
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Is “throskel” cognate to English “thresh”?
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spanick wrote: 21 Nov 2018 23:44 Is “throskel” cognate to English “thresh”?
A sensible guess, but no.
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Is "nęb" cognate to Old English "nebb" from PG *nabją?
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spanick wrote: 22 Nov 2018 02:08 Is "nęb" cognate to Old English "nebb" from PG *nabją?
Damnit. Yes!
... was hoping you might not leap to that quite so fast...
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Was there metathesis of /þVr/ > /þrV/?
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...yes.
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Does <throskel> descend from *þurskaz "cod"?
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