Evolution of German
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Evolution
Proto-IE to Proto-Germanic
Verner's Law
p | t | k | kʷ |
→ | |||
β/b | d/ð | ɣ/ɡ | ɣʷ/ɡʷ |
The first sound shift
Continuant options if after a vowel
- voiceless stops → fricatives
p | t | k | kʷ | s |
→ | ||||
f | θ | x/h | xʷ/hʷ | s |
- voiced aspirated stops → voiced stops
bʰ | dʰ | ɡʰ | ɡʷʰ |
→ | |||
β/b | d/ð | ɣ/ɡ | ɣʷ/ɡʷ |
- voiced stops → unvoiced stops
b | d | ɡ | ɡʷ |
→ | |||
p | t | k | kʷ |
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
- β → b
- ɣ → ɡ