Etymograph > Indo-European > Old English > Rules > post-pwgmc-n-after-unstressed-i

From Proto-West Germanic to Old English

• n > ∅ / ī_# if previous sound is non-stressed

Examples

From	To	Gloss	Steps	Expected
PWGmc *kliuwīn	clīewen	little ball	kliuwīn > kliuwī > clīee	clīee

Sequences

pwgmc-to-oe: previous post-pwgmc-remaining-z, next north-pwgmc-nasals-before-fricatives
pgmc-to-oe: previous post-pwgmc-remaining-z, next north-pwgmc-nasals-before-fricatives
pnwgmc-to-oe: previous post-pwgmc-remaining-z, next north-pwgmc-nasals-before-fricatives