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Ignorance?
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eldin raigmore wrote: 13 Jul 2018 23:57 Ignorance?
No [:D] [cross] but I think I see what you did there.
spanick wrote: 13 Jul 2018 23:54 Is it a noun?
No [cross]
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Creyeditor wrote: 13 Jul 2018 23:11 In Gniebeggas:
<iggerens>
/igːərənʃ/
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Is it an adjective?
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spanick wrote: 14 Jul 2018 00:14 Is it an adjective?
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So it's some verb form?

Is it composed of multiple morphemes?
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spanick wrote: 14 Jul 2018 00:53 So it's some verb form?
No [cross]
spanick wrote: 14 Jul 2018 00:53Is it composed of multiple morphemes?
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Is the stem igg-?
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spanick wrote: 14 Jul 2018 01:05 Is the stem igg-?
igg(e) is the root.
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Did the root start with *i in PG?
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Did the root start with *i in PG?
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spanick wrote: 14 Jul 2018 01:27 Did the root start with *i in PG?
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Does <gg> come from *g?
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spanick wrote: 14 Jul 2018 01:54 Does <gg> come from *g?
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*jj > gg?
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spanick wrote: 14 Jul 2018 02:17*jj > gg?
No [cross]
But this one is actually a bit closer [;)]
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Does the geminate /g/ come from *ww?
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shimobaatar wrote: 15 Jul 2018 02:33 Does the geminate /g/ come from *ww?
Yes, at some intermediate stage, The *ww was not the original source in PG however.
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Is it related to or derived from PG *izweraz?
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Herra Ratatoskr wrote: 15 Jul 2018 14:41 Is it related to or derived from PG *izweraz?
Yes [tick] Already really close [:)]
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Reminds me of German "unsereins". Is the second part from some form of *ainaz, therefore meaning "one of you" or something similar?
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