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***[[Modern English]] | ***[[Modern English]] | ||
*[[North Germanic]] | *[[North Germanic]] | ||
**[[Old Norse]] | |||
***[[Old West Norse]] | |||
****[[Icelandic]] | |||
****[[Norwegian]] | |||
***[Old East Norse]] | |||
****[[Swedish]] | |||
****[[Danish]] | |||
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Revision as of 22:36, 29 May 2008
Sound Changes from PIE to Common Germanic
These may not be 100% accurate.
- ḱ, ǵ, ǵʰ → k, g, gʰ
Grimm's law
- bʰ, dʰ, gʰ, gʷʰ → β, ð, ɣ, β/ɣ
- b, d, g, gʷ → p, t, k, kʷ/k
- p, t, k, kʷ → f, θ, x, xʷ
Verner's law
- f, θ, s, x, xʷ → β, ð, z, ɣ, ɣʷ (except initially or following IE stress)
Vowel changes
- aː → oː
- e → i
- eː → æː
- ei → iː
- eːi → eː (?)
- oi → ai
- oːi → oː (?)
- aːi → oː (?)
- eu → iu
- ou → au
Listing of Germanic Languages
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