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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' < *ʔi⟨r⟩ŋHel < *ʔiŋHel 'fear'