Etymograph > Indo-European > Old English > Rules > oe-unstressed-vowel-u

Source: Campbell 1962:155

Examples

FromToGlossStepsExpected
PWGmc *ārundīǣrendemessage, errandārundī > ārunde > ārondeāronde
PGmc *arundja-ǣrendeerrandarundja- > arund > arondarond
PGmc *gamundizġemyndmemorygamundiz > gumund > gomundgomund
PGmc *silubrąsiolforsilversilubrą > siolufor > siolofor > seoloforseolofor
PNWGmc *eburazeoforwild boareburaz > eofur > eofor
PGmc *ebura-eoforboarebura- > eofur > eofor
PGmc *sparwa-spearwasparrowsparwa- > sparu > sparosparo
PWGmc *ernusteornostseriousness, zealernust > eornust > eornost
PNWGmc *nabulônafolanavelnabulô > nafula > nafola
PNWGmc *habukazhafochawkhabukaz > hafuk > hafoc
PNWGmc *sadulazsadolsaddlesadulaz > sadul > sadol
PGmc *sadula-sadolsaddlesadula- > sadul > sadol
PNWGmc *stapulazstapolpost, pillarstapulaz > stapul > stapol
PWGmc *wakulwacolwakeful, vigilantwakul > wakul > wacol
PWGmc *gabulugafolforkgabulu > gaful > gafol
PNWGmc *staþulazstaþolact of standing; standing thngstaþulaz > staþul > staþol
PNWGmc *herutazheorotstagherutaz > heorut > heorot
PGmc *alamahtīgazælmihtiġalmightyalamahtīgaz > alumiehtiġ > alomiehtiġalomiehtiġ
PNWGmc *gābunġēafonto give.pst.plgābun > gāfun > gāfongāfon
PGmc *aima-uzjōn-ǣmyrieembersaima-uzjōn- > ām-urġan > ām-orġan > ām-orianām-orian
PGmc *ajuki-ǣceeternalajuki- > aġuċ > aġoċaġoċ
PGmc *albut-ielfetuswanalbut- > ealfut > ealfotealfot
PGmc *aluþ-ealoþale, beeraluþ- > aluþ > aloþaloþ
PGmc *aþulja-æðelenobleaþulja- > aþul > aþolaþol
PGmc *bagma-bēambeam, treebagma- > bæġum > bæġombæġom
PGmc *badwōbeadobattlebadwō > badu > badobado
PGmc *balwa-bealoevilbalwa- > balu > balobalo
PGmc *bebura-beoforbeaverbebura- > beofur > beofor
PGmc *belunōn-beolonehenbanebelunōn- > beolunan > beolonanbeolonan
PGmc *benuta-beonetbentgrassbenuta- > benut > benotbenot
PGmc *buwwēn-bogiandwell; to form, buildbuwwēn- > bouwian > boowianboowian
PGmc *fadurwjan-fæderapaternal uncle, father's brotherfadurwjan- > fadurwan > fadorwanfadorwan
PGmc *falwa-fealopalefalwa- > falu > falofalo
PGmc *felu-felamuch, manyfelu- > feolu > feolofeolo
PGmc *friþu-freoþofriendship, peacefriþu- > friþofriþo
PGmc *gadurōjan-gædriangathergadurōjan- > gadurian > gadoriangadorian
PGmc *gaidwa-gādlackgaidwa- > gāuw > gāowgāow
PGmc *ganuta-ganotganderganuta- > ganut > ganot
PGmc *garwa-gearoready, finishedgarwa- > garu > garogaro
PGmc *gelwazgeoloyellowgelwaz > ġielu > ġieloġielo
PGmc *hakula-hæclacloakhakula- > hakul > hacolhacol
PGmc *haswa-hasogreyhaswa- > hasu > haso
PGmc *haþu-heaþo-battlehaþu- > haþu > haþohaþo
PGmc *hramusan-hromsaramsonshramusan- > hromusan > hromosanhromosan
PGmc *juunþi-geogoðyouthjuunþi- > ġuunþ > ġuonþġuonþ
PGmc *kalwa-calobaldkalwa- > kalu > calo
PGmc *karō-cearuworry, carekarō- > karu > carocaro
PGmc *kʷedu-cwideutterancekʷedu- > kwedu > cwedocwedo
PGmc *kʷedu-cwiduresinkʷedu- > kwedu > cwedocwedo
PGmc *kʷeþu-cwiðstomach; uteruskʷeþu- > kweþu > cweþocweþo
PGmc *medu-meodomead, alcoholic liquor made of honey and watermedu- > medomedo
PGmc *meluka-meolcgiving milkmeluka- > meoluk > meolocmeoloc
PGmc *meluk-meolocmilkmeluk- > meoluk > meoloc
PGmc *melwa-melomeal, flourmelwa- > meolu > meolomeolo
PGmc *salwa-saloyellowish brownsalwa- > salu > salo
PGmc *sebun-seofonsevensebun- > seofun > seofon
PGmc *sebunþan-seofoðaseventhsebunþan- > seofunþan > seofonþanseofonþan
PGmc *senuwō-seonusinewsenuwō- > senuw > senowsenow
PGmc *skuwwan-scuwamirrorskuwwan- > sċouwan > sċoowansċoowan
PGmc *speru-sperespearsperu- > speoru > speorospeoro
PGmc *suhturwjan-suhtriabrother's sonsuhturwjan- > suhturwan > suhtorwansuhtorwan
PGmc *swajuta-swēothostswajuta- > swaġut > swaġotswaġot
PGmc *þeku-þiccefatþeku- > þecoþeco
PGmc *þūshundī-þūsendthousandþūshundī- > þūshund > þūshondþūshond
PGmc *ufuman-ufemestupmost, highestufuman- > ufomanufoman
PGmc *widuōn-widewewidowwiduōn- > widuan > widoanwidoan
PGmc *wisund-wesendwisentwisund- > wisondwisond

Sequences

pwgmc-to-oe: previous oe-unstressed-vowel-merger, next oe-io-eo-merger
pgmc-to-oe: previous oe-unstressed-vowel-merger, next oe-io-eo-merger
pnwgmc-to-oe: previous oe-unstressed-vowel-merger, next oe-io-eo-merger