From Proto-Germanic to Old English
| From | To | Gloss | Steps | Expected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PGmc *trewą | trēo | tree, wood | trewą > trew > treow | treow |
| PGmc *trewa- | trēo | tree, wood | trewa- > trew > treow | treow |
| PGmc *giwēn- | ġiwian | desire, long for | giwēn- > giwējan > giowējan > ġeowian | ġeowian |
| PGmc *hlewa- | hlēo | shelter (from wind) | hlewa- > hlew > hleow | hleow |
| PGmc *hrewan- | hrēowan | be sad, make sad | hrewan- > hreowan | hreowan |
| PGmc *knewa- | cnēo | knee | knewa- > knew > cneow | cneow |
| PGmc *lasiwa- | lysu | weak, feeble | lasiwa- > læsiw > læsiow > leseow | leseow |
| PGmc *muniwōn- | myne | minnow | muniwōn- > muniwān > muniowān > myneowan | myneowan |
| PGmc *snewan- | snēowan | rush | snewan- > sneowan | sneowan |
| PGmc *þewa- | þēow | servant | þewa- > þew > þeow | þeow |