Etymograph > Indo-European > Old English > Rules > oe-w-after-non-initial-velars

Source: Ringe 2014:214

w > / [dorsal]_ if previous sound is non-word-initial

Examples

FromToGlossStepsExpected
PWGmc *mirkwīmircedarkmirkwī > miorkwī > miorkī > miercemierce
PWGmc *singwansinganto singsingwan > singan
PGmc *singwan-singanto singsingwan- > singan
PGmc *taihʷō-toetaihʷō- > tāhwu > tāhu > tāhtāh
PGmc *ahʷōēariverahʷō > eahwu > eahu > ēa
PWGmc *sihhwāseohhesievesihhwā > siohhwǣ > siohhǣ > seohhe
PWGmc *nakwadnacodnakednakwad > nækwæd > nækæd > næcednæced
PGmc *nakʷeda-nacodnakednakʷeda- > nækwed > næcednæced
PWGmc *nakwōnacashipnakwō > nækwā > nækā > næcanæca
PGmc *nakʷan-nacadugout boatnakʷan- > nækwan > næcannæcan
PWGmc *stinkwanstincanto smellstinkwan > stincan
PGmc *stinkʷan-stincanthrust, clash; to stinkstinkʷan- > stinkwan > stincan
PWGmc *sehwansēonto seesehwan > seohwan > seohan > sēon
PWGmc *sehwāsēopupil (of the eye)sehwā > seohwǣ > seohǣ > sēo
PGmc *aikʷernan-ācweornsquirrelaikʷernan- > ākwearnan > ācearnanācearnan
PGmc *akʷesī-æxaxeakʷesī- > ækwes > æcesæces
PGmc *arhʷō-earharrowarhʷō- > earhwu > earhu > earh
PGmc *furhʷōn-furhfirfurhʷōn- > forhwān > forhān > fōranfōran
PGmc *hnaskʷu-hnescesofthnaskʷu- > hnæskwu > hnæsku > hnæschnæsc
PGmc *hʷerhʷetjō-hwerhwettegourd(?)hʷerhʷetjō- > hweorhwettj > hweorhettj > hwēoretthwēorett
PGmc *līhʷan-lēonto lendlīhʷan- > līohwan > līohan > lēon
PWGmc *līhwanlēonto lendlīhwan > līohwan > līohan > lēon
PGmc *merkʷu-miercedarkmerkʷu- > meorkwu > meorku > meorcmeorc
PGmc *nikʷasa-nicorwater monsternikʷasa- > nikwæs > nikæs > nicesnices
PGmc *sankʷjan-sencancause to sinksankʷjan- > sąnkwjan > sąnkjan > sencan
PGmc *sīhʷan-sēonpercolatesīhʷan- > sīohwan > sīohan > sēon
PGmc *skrinkʷan-sċrincanshrivelskrinkʷan- > sċrinkwan > sċrincan
PGmc *stunkʷi-stenċhit; smellstunkʷi- > stunkwi > stunki > styncstync
PGmc *taikʷer-tācorbrother-in-lawtaikʷer- > tākwær > tākær > tācertācer
PGmc *þerhʷeþerhthroughþerhʷe > þeorhwe > þeorhe > þēoreþēore
PGmc *wīkʷan-wīcangive way; to turn (away)wīkʷan- > wīkwan > wīcan
PGmc *skrankʷjan-*sċrencanmake fall(?)skrankʷjan- > sċrąnkwjan > sċrąnkjan > sċrencan

Sequences

pwgmc-to-oe: previous oe-palatalization, next oe-palatal-diphtongization
pgmc-to-oe: previous oe-palatalization, next oe-palatal-diphtongization
pnwgmc-to-oe: previous oe-palatalization, next oe-palatal-diphtongization