Reconstruction talk:Proto-Germanic/anþeraz

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Am I not correct that the base of this adjective is -ann- rather than -anþ- and that this base persisted up into PGmc? The appearance of an alveolar fricative þ/đ is only due to later Germanic consonantal mutations, nnC -> dC. — This unsigned comment was added by 213.77.26.161 (talk).

Why do you think it was ann-? —CodeCat 12:16, 26 March 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Given that it derives from PIE *ánteros, -anþ- seems more probable than -ann-. - -sche (discuss) 23:36, 18 November 2012 (UTC)[reply]
*anneraz would also not give ōþer in Old English, it would have become anner. —CodeCat 01:46, 19 November 2012 (UTC)[reply]
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