Höfler Stefan Denominale Sekundärderivation im Indogermanischen: Eine Ochsentour (Teil 2)

Research paper. — 1. Indogermanistisches Forschungskolloquium. — Erlangen, 26-27 März 2015. — p. 1-13.
The aim of this paper is to establish a particular type of denominal derivative, namely possessive thematic adjectives from neuter S-stem bases with a double zero grade in the root and the S-suffix of the underlying stem (viz. “russus-adjectives” after the prime example *h1reu̯dh-es- ‘redness’ → *h1rudh-s-ó- ‘having redness’ > Lat. russus ‘ruddy’). These adjectives will then serve as illustrative material to demonstrate different strategies for substantivizing thematic adjectives (viz. “simple” substantivization, substantivization via accent retraction, i-substantivization, u-substantivization, and n-substantivization), in the course of which a new etymological and morphological account of Proto-Indo-European *(H)uksé/ón- ‘bull, ox’ will be put forth.