Etymograph > Indo-European > Proto-Northwest Germanic > Rules > pnwgmc-a-before-m

From Proto-Germanic to Proto-Northwest Germanic

Source: Ringe 2014:17

a > u / _m if sound is non-stressed

Examples

FromToGlossStepsExpected
PGmc *dagamaz*dagumazday.dat.pldagamaz > dagumaz
PGmc *gamundizOE ġemyndmemorygamundiz > gumundiz > gomundgomund
PGmc *alamahtīgazOE ælmihtiġalmightyalamahtīgaz > alumahtīgaz > alomiehtiġalomiehtiġ

Sequences

pgmc-to-pnwgmc: previous pnwgmc-w-before-u, next pnwgmc-er
pgmc-to-pwgmc: previous pnwgmc-w-before-u, next pnwgmc-er
pgmc-to-oe: previous pnwgmc-w-before-u, next pnwgmc-er

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