Etymograph > Indo-European > Old English > Rules > post-pwgmc-z-before-coronal

From Proto-West Germanic to Old English

• z > r / _[coronal]

Examples

From	To	Gloss	Steps	Expected
PWGmc *liznōn	liornian	to learn	liznōn > lirnōn > leornan	leornan
PNWGmc *razdu	reord	voice	razdu > rardu > reard	reard
PGmc *hezdōn-	heord	flax fibers	hezdōn- > herdōn > heordan	heordan
PGmc *kizna-	cēn	pine tree	kizna- > kizn > kirn > ċeorn	ċeorn

Sequences

pwgmc-to-oe: previous post-pwgmc-intervocalic-z, next post-pwgmc-monosyllabic-z
pgmc-to-oe: previous post-pwgmc-intervocalic-z, next post-pwgmc-monosyllabic-z
pnwgmc-to-oe: previous post-pwgmc-intervocalic-z, next post-pwgmc-monosyllabic-z