From Proto-Germanic to Old English
| From | To | Gloss | Steps | Expected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PWGmc *hanhan | hōhan | hang | hanhan > hą̄han > hōhan > hōn | hōn |
| PNWGmc *mānô | mōna | moon | mānô > mą̄nō > mōnō > mōna | |
| PGmc *mēnan- | mōna | moon | mēnan- > mą̄nan > mōnan | mōnan |
| PWGmc *samft | sōft | soft, gentle | samft > są̄ft > sōft | |
| PGmc *anþeraz | ōþer | other | anþeraz > ą̄þar > ōþar > ōþer | |
| PGmc *anþara- | ōþer | other | anþara- > ą̄þar > ōþar > ōþer | |
| PGmc *nanþijaną | nēþan | to be bold | nanþijaną > ną̄þijan > nōþijan > nēþan | |
| PGmc *nanþjan- | nēþan | to be bold | nanþjan- > ną̄þjan > nōþjan > nēþan | |
| PWGmc *fanþijō | fēþa | traveller on foot | fanþijō > fą̄þijō > fōþijō > fēþa | |
| PGmc *fanþjan- | fēþa | foot soldier(?) | fanþjan- > fą̄þjan > fōþjan > fēþan | fēþan |
| PGmc *anstiz | ēst | favor | anstiz > ą̄sti > ōsti > ēst | |
| PGmc *hansō | hōs | company, crowd | hansō > hą̄su > hōsu > hōs | |
| PGmc *gans | gōs | goose | gans > gą̄s > gōs | |
| PGmc *ansuz | ōs | (pagan) god | ansuz > ą̄su > ōsu > ōs | |
| PWGmc *anslā | ōsle | blackbird | anslā > ą̄slā > ōslā > ōsle | |
| PGmc *amslōn- | ōsle | blackbird | amslōn- > ą̄slōn > ōslōn > ōslan | ōslan |
| PNWGmc *wānijaną | wēnan | to expect, to hope | wānijaną > wą̄nijan > wōnijan > wēnan | |
| PNWGmc *spānuz | spōn | wood-chip, shaving | spānuz > spą̄nu > spōnu > spōn | |
| PNWGmc *glāmaz | glōm | faint light | glāmaz > glą̄m > glōm | |
| PWGmc *jāmar | ġeōmor | lamentation; sad | jāmar > ją̄mar > jōmar > ġōmer | ġōmer |
| PNWGmc *wāniz | wēn | hope, expectation | wāniz > wą̄ni > wōni > wēn | |
| PNWGmc *sanþijaną | sēþan | to declare true | sanþijaną > są̄þijan > sōþijan > sēþan | |
| PWGmc *samftī | sēfte | soft, gentle | samftī > są̄ftī > sōftī > sēfte | |
| PGmc *samþu- | sēfte | soft | samþu- > są̄þu > sōþu > sōþ | sōþ |
| PGmc *fanhaną | fōn | to catch, to seize | fanhaną > fą̄han > fōhan > fōn | |
| PGmc *bansa- | bōsig | cowshed | bansa- > bą̄s > bōs | bōs |
| PGmc *ēmōn- | ōman | erysipelas | ēmōn- > ą̄mōn > ōmōn > ōman | |
| PGmc *ēmōn- | ē̆mel | larva | ēmōn- > ą̄mōn > ōmōn > ōman | ōman |
| PGmc *gēn- | gān | to go | gēn- > gą̄n > gōn | gōn |
| PGmc *hanhaną | hōn | hang | hanhaną > hą̄han > hōhan > hōn | |
| PGmc *hanhila- | hēla | heel | hanhila- > hą̄hil > hōhil > hēhel | hēhel |
| PGmc *mēnōþ- | mōnað | month | mēnōþ- > mą̄nōþ > mōnōþ > mōnað | |
| PGmc *sanþa- | sōð | true | sanþa- > są̄þ > sōð | |
| PGmc *tanhu- | tōh | tough | tanhu- > tą̄hu > tōhu > tōh | |
| PGmc *tanþ- | tōð | tooth | tanþ- > tą̄þ > tōð | |
| PGmc *þanhōn- | þōhe | clay | þanhōn- > þą̄hōn > þōhōn > þōn | þōn |
| PGmc *þranha- | þrōh | dirty | þranha- > þrą̄h > þrōh | |
| PGmc *anhulō- | ōl | strap | anhulō- > ą̄hulu > ōhulu > ōl |