Etymograph > Indo-European > Proto-West Germanic > Rules > pwgmc-shorten-before-final-r

From Proto-Germanic to Proto-West Germanic

• [+syllabic] > [-long] / _r# if sound is non-stressed

Examples

From	To	Gloss	Steps
PGmc *fedwōr	*feuwar	four	fedwōr > fewwār > fewwar > feuwar
PGmc *watōr	*watar	water	watōr > watār > watar

Sequences

pgmc-to-pwgmc: previous pwgmc-long-o, next pwgmc-unstressed-diphthongs
pgmc-to-oe: previous pwgmc-long-o, next pwgmc-unstressed-diphthongs
pnwgmc-to-pwgmc: previous pwgmc-long-o, next pwgmc-unstressed-diphthongs
pnwgmc-to-oe: previous pwgmc-long-o, next pwgmc-unstressed-diphthongs