Etymograph > Indo-European > Old English > Rules > oe-hs

From Proto-West Germanic to Old English

Source: Ringe 2014:188, Hogg 2011:7.6

h > k / _s

Examples

FromToGlossStepsExpected
PWGmc *ahslueaxlshoulder-jointahslu > eahslu > eakslu > eaxl
PNWGmc *wahsanąweaxanto growwahsaną > weahsan > weaxan
PWGmc *flahsfleaxflaxflahs > fleahs > fleax
PGmc *flahsa-fleaxflaxflahsa- > fleahs > fleax
PWGmc *mihsmeoxdungmihs > miohs > mioks > meox
PGmc *ahsō-eaxaxleahsō- > eahsu > eaksu > eax
PGmc *fahsa-feaxhair of the headfahsa- > feahs > feax
PGmc *fuhsa-foxfoxfuhsa- > fohs > fox
PGmc *luhsa-loxlynxluhsa- > lohs > lox
PGmc *ōhsnō-ōxnarmpitōhsnō- > ōhsnu > ōksnu > oxenoxen
PGmc *sahsa-seaxknifesahsa- > seahs > seax
PGmc *sehssiexsixsehs > seohs > seoxseox
PGmc *þinhslō-þīxldrawbar, cart-poleþinhslō- > þīohslu > þīokslu > þēoxlþēoxl
PGmc *uhsan-oxaoxuhsan- > ohsan > oxanoxan
PGmc *wahsa-weaxwaxwahsa- > weahs > weax
PGmc *wahsan-weahsangrowwahsan- > weahsan > weaxanweaxan

Sequences

pwgmc-to-oe: previous oe-breaking-before-w, next oe-ae-retraction
pgmc-to-oe: previous oe-breaking-before-w, next oe-ae-retraction
pnwgmc-to-oe: previous oe-breaking-before-w, next oe-ae-retraction