Etymograph > Indo-European > Old English > Rules > post-pwgmc-monosyllabic-z

From Proto-West Germanic to Old English

• aiz > ā / _# if number of syllables is 1

Examples

From	To	Gloss	Steps	Expected
PWGmc *maiz	mā	more	maiz > mā > mǣ	mǣ
PGmc *aiza-	ār	ore, brass	aiza- > aiz > ā > ǣ	ǣ
PGmc *gaiza-	gār	spear, tip	gaiza- > gaiz > gā > ġēa	ġēa
PGmc *waiza-	wār	seaweed(?)	waiza- > waiz > wā > wǣ	wǣ

• iz > e / _# if number of syllables is 1

Examples

From	To	Gloss
PWGmc *wiz	we	we

Sequences

pwgmc-to-oe: previous post-pwgmc-z-before-coronal, next post-pwgmc-remaining-z
pgmc-to-oe: previous post-pwgmc-z-before-coronal, next post-pwgmc-remaining-z
pnwgmc-to-oe: previous post-pwgmc-z-before-coronal, next post-pwgmc-remaining-z