Etymograph > Indo-European > Proto-Northwest Germanic > Rules > pgmc-to-pnwgmc

pnwgmc-e-lowering

Ringe 2014:10 (2.1.1)
ē > ā if sound is stressed
Example: PGmc *rēdan- 'decide' > *rādan > OE rǣdan

pnwgmc-word-final-long-o

Ringe 2014:16
ō > ū / _#
Example: PGmc *badwō 'battle' > *badwū > PNWGmc *badu

pnwgmc-final-high-vowel-shortening

Ringe 2014:14, Ringe 2014:16
[+syllabic,+high] > [-long] / _# if sound is non-stressed
Example: PGmc *bandī 'fetter' > PNWGmc *bandi

pnwgmc-w-before-u

Ringe 2014:16
w > / C_u if previous sound is not 'w' and next sound is non-stressed
Example: PGmc *badwō 'battle' > *badwu > PNWGmc *badu

pnwgmc-a-before-m

Ringe 2014:17
a > u / _m if sound is non-stressed
Example: PGmc *dagamaz 'day.DAT.PL' > PNWGmc *dagumaz

pnwgmc-er

Ringe 2014:18
e > a / _r if sound is non-stressed
Example: PGmc *fader- 'father' > *fadar > OE fæder

pnwgmc-weak-verb-alternation

Ringe 2014:161
word is V and word ends with 'ōn':
word is V and word ends with 'ēn':
otherwise:
Example: PGmc *liznōn- 'to learn' > *liznōjan > OE leornian