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GandalftheBlack@feddit.org 4 weeks agoIs the n in Germanic words for ten not just a reflex of m in PIE *dekm̥t?
Comment on Wendnesday
GandalftheBlack@feddit.org 4 weeks agoIs the n in Germanic words for ten not just a reflex of m in PIE *dekm̥t?
hakase@lemmy.zip 4 weeks ago
Ah, yeah, quite possibly, good catch. I suppose it could be either assimilation to final -t before it dropped off, or final nasal merger to -n, a la Greek. I’ll check and report back.