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**Pre-Grimm's law ''*pnürd'' > Pre-Windermere ''*pnürð'' > ''fnüd'' 'day'
**Pre-Grimm's law ''*pnürd'' > Pre-Windermere ''*pnürð'' > ''fnüd'' 'day'
**Pre-Grimm's law ''*anèrp'' > Windermere ''neab'' 'end'
**Pre-Grimm's law ''*anèrp'' > Windermere ''neab'' 'end'
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==Sandhi==
==Sandhi==
*th + fric -> fric + t
*th + fric -> fric + t
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*tp cp kp > tw tsw cw; breathy vowel + tp tsp kp > thw tsw chw
*tp cp kp > tw tsw cw; breathy vowel + tp tsp kp > thw tsw chw
*ck kc cp pc sc ts > sc sc sp sp st st
*ck kc cp pc sc ts > sc sc sp sp st st
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==Etymologies==
* *mpuʔ > Wdm. bü 'baby'
*cmath 'jaw' < *gmät
*thbam 'peace, calm' < *t- + *nbäm "quiet"
*ămuch 'full' < ʔmok
*thăpeal < tobel-s 'laurel' (from substrate)
*cliem "number" < *glim "collect" + -s
*chwep "light" < kweb
*tsoa < tsHo 'morning'
*ărăngeal 'terrible' < *ʔi{{angbr|r}}ŋHel < *ʔiŋHel 'fear'

Revision as of 17:24, 15 June 2019

  • Preinitial vowel reduction, mostly to ă and i.
  • Grimm's law: p t k > f th ch; b d g > p t k
  • breathy vowel + p t k > breathy vowel + b d g
  • some vowels drop, creating consonant clusters
  • Get final /b d g/ -- Georgian-ish consonant clusters?
    • Pre-Grimm's law *pnürd > Pre-Windermere *pnürð > fnüd 'day'
    • Pre-Grimm's law *anèrp > Windermere neab 'end'

Etymologies

  • *mpuʔ > Wdm. bü 'baby'
  • cmath 'jaw' < *gmät
  • thbam 'peace, calm' < *t- + *nbäm "quiet"
  • ămuch 'full' < ʔmok
  • thăpeal < tobel-s 'laurel' (from substrate)
  • cliem "number" < *glim "collect" + -s
  • chwep "light" < kweb
  • tsoa < tsHo 'morning'
  • ărăngeal 'terrible' < *ʔirŋHel < *ʔiŋHel 'fear'