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PRONOMEN ABUNDANS AND PRONOMEN CONIUNCTUM 87
3. THE ORIGIN OF O:reOV AS A RELATIVE PRONOUN
In the texts from the 12th century onwards the word önov occurs
more and more as arelat. pronoun. It is not employed as arelat. pronoun
then for the first time: too many instances occur in the texts, mixed
though they are with learned elements as oç, oanç and oa:reee. How and
when did önov, which originally meant "where" (and still does), come
into use as arelat. pronoun?
3.1. Broadening of the sense of ö:reov
This change did not come about within a short time. It has been a
development wich lasted many centuries and started in Ancient Greek.
3.1.1. In A ncient Greek
Already in Ancient Greek onov (and other relative adverbs) is sometimes
used instead of the adjectival rel. pronoun accompanied by a preposition.
Kühner-Gerth 284 ment ion the following ex am pies :
Hdt. IX 1 ö"ov