Etymograph > Indo-European > Old English > Rules > oe-w-before-unstressed-i

Source: Ringe 2014:258

Examples

FromToGlossStepsExpected
PWGmc *āswikǣswiċoffence, deceitāswik > ǣswiċ > ǣsiċǣsiċ
PWGmc *awieowueweawi > ewi > ei > eeee
PNWGmc *klawiþôcleweþaitchklawiþô > klewiþā > kleiþā > cleiþacleiþa
PWGmc *kliuwīnclīewenlittle ballkliuwīn > klīewī > klīeī > clīeeclīee
PGmc *laiwizakōn-lāwriċelarklaiwizakōn- > lǣwirækān > lǣirækān > lǣrcanlǣrcan
PWGmc *nāhawistinēawistneighborhoodnāhawisti > nēahæwisti > nēahæisti > nēastnēast
PGmc *hiwjąhīewappearance, bleehiwją > hiwi > hii > hiehie
PGmc *saiwizseasaiwiz > sǣwi > sǣi > sǣ
PWGmc *aiwiǣlawaiwi > ǣwi > ǣi > ǣ
PGmc *awi-ēowsheepawi- > ewi > ei > eeee
PGmc *awidja-eowdeflock of sheepawidja- > ewidi > eidi > eedeed
PGmc *awista-ēowestresheepfoldawista- > ewist > eist > eesteest
PGmc *hēwja-hāwidark blue(?)hēwja- > hǣwi > hǣi > hǣ
PGmc *hīwiskja-hīwischouseholdhīwiskja- > hīwisk > hīisk > hīeschīesc
PGmc *hʷīlō-hwīlwhilehʷīlō- > hwīlu > hīlu > hīlhīl
PGmc *hʷītazhʷītwhitehʷītaz > hwīt > hīthīt
PGmc *klaiwiz-clāfrecloverklaiwiz- > klǣwi > klǣi > clǣclǣ
PGmc *knēi-ge-cnǣweacknowledgingknēi- > knǣwi > knǣi > cnǣcnǣ
PGmc *lawiz-lēowham, thighlawiz- > lewi > lei > leelee
PGmc *muwī-mycgemosquitomuwī- > mywi > myi > myemye
PGmc *uwwilōn-ūleowluwwilōn- > ȳwilān > ȳilān > ȳlanȳlan

Sequences

pwgmc-to-oe: previous oe-oj-i, next oe-short-vowel-syncope
pgmc-to-oe: previous oe-oj-i, next oe-short-vowel-syncope
pnwgmc-to-oe: previous oe-oj-i, next oe-short-vowel-syncope