Etymograph > Indo-European > Proto-West Germanic > Phoneme

Graphemes: g
Classes: voiced velar stop consonant
Implicit classes: obstruent
Features +voice dorsal -sonorant -continuant

Related rules

Origin

  • pwgmc-labiovelars: kʷ > kw, ɡʷ > gw, hʷ > hw
  • Development: Old English

  • oe-palatalization: {k|g} > {ċ|ġ} / #_[-back], {kk|gg} > {ċċ|ċġ} / _{i|ī|j}, {k|g} > {ċ|ġ} / _{i|ī|j}, k > ċ / {i|ī}_{[-back]|#}, sk > sċ / #_{V|r}, g > ġ / [-back]_{[-back]|#}, g > ġ / [-back]_C