Evolution of German
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Contents
Proto-IE to Proto-Germanic
The first sound shift
Verner's Law
Stress Shift
Germanic to NW Germanic
- z → r
NW Germanic to West Germanic
- ð → d
Gemination
West Germanic to OHG
Second Sound Shift
(a.k.a. Affricatisation)
- d → t
- ɣ → ɡ