Etymograph > Indo-European > Proto-West Germanic > Rules > pwgmc-zw-dw

From Proto-Germanic to Proto-West Germanic

• {z|d} > w / V_wV

Examples

From	To	Gloss	Steps	Expected
PGmc *fedwōr	*feuwar	four	fedwōr > fewwōr > feuwar
PGmc *fedwar-	OE fēower	four	fedwar- > fewwar > fēower
PGmc *gaidwa-	OE gād	lack	gaidwa- > gaiwwa > gāow	gāow

Sequences

pgmc-to-pwgmc: previous pwgmc-stressed-u, next pwgmc-final-z
pgmc-to-oe: previous pwgmc-stressed-u, next pwgmc-final-z
pnwgmc-to-pwgmc: previous pwgmc-stressed-u, next pwgmc-final-z
pnwgmc-to-oe: previous pwgmc-stressed-u, next pwgmc-final-z