Sure, but if one were to propose such an etymology in a long-range comparison, the response of the critics would be scorching.Vijay wrote:I'm warming up to the idea that Howl just might see how humans might associate increases in temperature with concepts like desire and hope.
Still, *kwep is a very interesting root, not just because of 'kw'. The reflexes of this root also show traces of a possible alternation *kwep/*kweb. The Germanic 'hope' requires *kub with a 'b'. And the Lithuanian 'kūpeti' has a strange long 'ū'. But if it were 'kūbeti' from *kub, this would be regular due to Winter's law.
Now, to stay on topic, I would like to ask about another hot PIE root. I have been searching for examples of roots where h3 is next to a stop without involving a zero grade. But I know of only one good example. And that is *bʰeh₃g 'to bake, to roast'. This root has a variant in LIV: bʰerǵ- 'to bake, to roast' (Vedic bhrjjati 'to roast'). Which is nice to know if you want to argue that h3 is ʁ or ʁʷ. But does anybody know any other roots where h3 is adjacent to a stop and where this is not caused by a zero grade?