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===Vowels=== | ===Vowels=== | ||
Proto-Germanic had four short vowels | Proto-Germanic had four short vowels, five or six long vowels, and at least one "overlong" or "trimoric" vowel. The exact phonetic quality of the vowels is uncertain. | ||
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The following diphthongs are known to have existed in Proto-Germanic: | The following diphthongs are known to have existed in Proto-Germanic: | ||
* Short: {{PIE|/ɑu/}}, {{PIE|/ɑi/}}, {{PIE|/eu/}}, {{PIE|/iu/}} | * Short: {{PIE|/ɑu/}}, {{PIE|/ɑi/→/eː/}}, {{PIE|/eu/→/iu/}}, {{PIE|/iu/}} | ||
* Long: {{PIE|/ɔːu/}}, {{PIE|/ɔːi/}}, (possibly {{PIE|/ɛːu/}}, {{PIE|/ɛːi/}}) | * Long: {{PIE|/ɔːu/}}, {{PIE|/ɔːi/}}, (possibly {{PIE|/ɛːu/}}, {{PIE|/ɛːi/→/iː/}}) | ||