From Proto-West Germanic to Old English
| From | To | Gloss | Steps | Expected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PWGmc *ahslu | eaxl | shoulder-joint | ahslu > eahslu > eakslu > eaxl | |
| PNWGmc *wahsaną | weaxan | to grow | wahsaną > weahsan > weaxan | |
| PWGmc *flahs | fleax | flax | flahs > fleahs > fleax | |
| PGmc *flahsa- | fleax | flax | flahsa- > fleahs > fleax | |
| PWGmc *mihs | meox | dung | mihs > miohs > mioks > meox | |
| PGmc *ahsō- | eax | axle | ahsō- > eahsu > eaksu > eax | |
| PGmc *fahsa- | feax | hair of the head | fahsa- > feahs > feax | |
| PGmc *fuhsa- | fox | fox | fuhsa- > fohs > fox | |
| PGmc *luhsa- | lox | lynx | luhsa- > lohs > lox | |
| PGmc *ōhsnō- | ōxn | armpit | ōhsnō- > ōhsnu > ōksnu > oxen | oxen |
| PGmc *sahsa- | seax | knife | sahsa- > seahs > seax | |
| PGmc *sehs | siex | six | sehs > seohs > seox | seox |
| PGmc *þinhslō- | þīxl | drawbar, cart-pole | þinhslō- > þīohslu > þīokslu > þēoxl | þēoxl |
| PGmc *uhsan- | oxa | ox | uhsan- > ohsan > oxan | oxan |
| PGmc *wahsa- | weax | wax | wahsa- > weahs > weax | |
| PGmc *wahsan- | weahsan | grow | wahsan- > weahsan > weaxan | weaxan |