Etymograph > Indo-European > Old English > Rules > oe-breaking-before-h

Source: Ringe 2014:176, Hogg 2011:5.16

Examples

FromToGlossStepsExpected
PWGmc *ahtōeahtaeightahtō > æhtā > eahtā > eahta
PGmc *ahtaueahtaeightahtau > æhtā > eahtā > eahta
PWGmc *slahanslēanto strikeslahan > slæhan > sleahan > slēan
PGmc *slahan-slēanbeat, strike, slayslahan- > slæhan > sleahan > slēan
PWGmc *hlahhjanhliehhanto laughhlahhjan > hlæhhjan > hleahhjan > hliehhan
PNWGmc *wahsanąweaxanto growwahsaną > wæhsan > weahsan > weaxan
PWGmc *hlahtrhleahtorlaughterhlahtr > hlæhtr > hleahtr > hleahtor
PGmc *hlahtra-hleahtorlaughterhlahtra- > hlæhtr > hleahtr > hleahtor
PWGmc *flahsfleaxflaxflahs > flæhs > fleahs > fleax
PGmc *flahsa-fleaxflaxflahsa- > flæhs > fleahs > fleax
PGmc *þwahanąþwēanto washþwahaną > þwæhan > þweahan > þwēan
PNWGmc *flahanąflēanto skinflahaną > flæhan > fleahan > flēan
PWGmc *lahanlēanto reproachlahan > læhan > leahan > lēan
PGmc *lahan-lēanblame, reproachlahan- > læhan > leahan > lēan
PGmc *ahʷōēariverahʷō > æhwu > eahwu > ēa
PWGmc *stahlīstīelesteel weaponstahlī > stæhlī > steahlī > stīele
PGmc *þwahląþwēalwashing, bathþwahlą > þwæhl > þweahl > þwēal
PGmc *þwahla-þwēalwashing, bathingþwahla- > þwæhl > þweahl > þwēal
PGmc *alamahtīgazælmihtiġalmightyalamahtīgaz > ælumæhtīg > ælumeahtīg > alomiehtiġalomiehtiġ
PGmc *ahsō-eaxaxleahsō- > æhsu > eahsu > eax
PGmc *ahtudan-eahtoðaeighthahtudan- > æhtudan > eahtudan > eahttaneahttan
PGmc *ahiz-ēarearahiz- > æhi > eahi > īeīe
PGmc *ahtō-eahtconsideration, attentionahtō- > æhtu > eahtu > eaht
PGmc *ainahan-āngasoleainahan- > ānæhan > āneahan > ānēanānēan
PGmc *fahsa-feaxhair of the headfahsa- > fæhs > feahs > feax
PGmc *fahti-fehtfleecefahti- > fæhti > feahti > fiehtfieht
PGmc *lahtra-leahtorvicelahtra- > læhtr > leahtr > leahtor
PGmc *mahti-meahtstrengthmahti- > mæhti > meahti > miehtmieht
PGmc *naht-nihtnightnaht- > næht > neahtneaht
PGmc *sahsa-seaxknifesahsa- > sæhs > seahs > seax
PGmc *smahrja-smǣraslipsmahrja- > smæhri > smeahri > smīersmīer
PGmc *wahsa-weaxwaxwahsa- > wæhs > weahs > weax
PGmc *wahsan-weahsangrowwahsan- > wæhsan > weahsan > weaxanweaxan

Examples

FromToGlossStepsExpected
PWGmc *fehufeohcattle, propertyfehu > feohu > fēofēo
PWGmc *gafehanġefēonto rejoicegafehan > gæfehan > gæfeohan > ġefēon
PWGmc *fehtanfeohtanto fightfehtan > feohtan
PGmc *fehtan-feohtanfightfehtan- > feohtan
PWGmc *sehwansēonto seesehwan > seohwan > sēon
PWGmc *sehwāsēopupil (of the eye)sehwā > sehwǣ > seohwǣ > sēo
PGmc *frehnan-frignanannounce, rumorfrehnan- > freohnan > freonanfreonan
PGmc *ehʷa-eohhorseehʷa- > ehu > eohu > ēoēo
PGmc *flehtan-fleohtanbraid, plaitflehtan- > fleohtan
PGmc *hʷehla-hwēolwheelhʷehla- > hwehl > hweohl > hwēol
PGmc *lehizan-līrafleshy part of the body, calflehizan- > lehiran > leohiran > lēoranlēoran
PGmc *plehti-plihtresponsibilityplehti- > pleohti > pleohtpleoht
PGmc *rehta-rihtstraightrehta- > reht > reohtreoht
PGmc *sehssiexsixsehs > seohs > seoxseox
PGmc *sehtan-siextasixthsehtan- > seohtanseohtan
PGmc *skehan-sċēonmove quickly; to happenskehan- > skeohan > sċēon
PGmc *swehra-swehorfather-in-lawswehra- > swehr > sweohr > swēorswēor
PGmc *tehun-tīententehun- > teohun > tēontēon
PGmc *tehunþan-tēoðatenthtehunþan- > teohunþan > tēonþantēonþan
PGmc *wehti-wihtthingwehti- > weohti > weohtweoht
PGmc *wehti-wihtweightwehti- > weohti > weohtweoht

Examples

FromToGlossStepsExpected
PWGmc *mihsmeoxdungmihs > miohs > meox
PWGmc *sihhwāseohhesievesihhwā > sihhwǣ > siohhwǣ > seohhe
PWGmc *skuldihaitijōsċyldhǣtadeputy, bailiffskuldihaitijō > skuldihātjā > skuldiohātjā > sċyldēotasċyldēota
PWGmc *fihlufēolfilefihlu > fiohlu > fēol
PGmc *salihōn-sealhsallow, willowsalihōn- > sælihān > sæliohān > selēonselēon

Examples

FromToGlossStepsExpected
PWGmc *wīhwēohsacred objectwīh > wīoh > wēoh
PGmc *wīha-wēohsanctuarywīha- > wīh > wīoh > wēoh
PGmc *tīhanątēonannouncetīhaną > tīhan > tīohan > tēon
PGmc *tīhan-tēonannouncetīhan- > tīohan > tēon
PGmc *þinhanąþīonto thriveþinhaną > þīhan > þīohan > þēonþēon
PGmc *linhta-lēohtlightlinhta- > līht > līoht > lēoht
PGmc *līhʷan-lēonto lendlīhʷan- > līhwan > līohwan > lēon
PWGmc *līhwanlēonto lendlīhwan > līohwan > lēon
PGmc *sīhʷan-sēonpercolatesīhʷan- > sīhwan > sīohwan > sēon
PGmc *þinhanąþēonto thriveþinhaną > þīhan > þīohan > þēon
PGmc *þinhtu--þihtdense, tight, closeþinhtu- > þīhtu > þīohtu > þēohtþēoht
PGmc *wīhan-wīganfightwīhan- > wīohan > wēonwēon

Examples

FromToGlossStepsExpected
PWGmc *nāhawistinēawistneighborhoodnāhawisti > nǣhæwisti > nēahæwisti > nēastnēast
PNWGmc *nāhʷ-nēahnearnāhʷ- > nǣhu > nēahu > nēah
PGmc *nēhʷa-nēahnearnēhʷa- > nǣhu > nēahu > nēah

Sequences

pwgmc-to-oe: previous oe-diphthong-tensing, next oe-breaking-before-rc-lc
pgmc-to-oe: previous oe-diphthong-tensing, next oe-breaking-before-rc-lc
pnwgmc-to-oe: previous oe-diphthong-tensing, next oe-breaking-before-rc-lc