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====Emergence of /ɨː/==== | ====Emergence of /ɨː/==== | ||
The long /iː/ (from Gothic ''ei'' and ''ē'') became ''y'' /ɨː/ when preceded by a labial or labialised consonant (/p, b, m, f, w, kʷ, gʷ/) and not followed by a front vowel in the next syllable. | The long /iː/ (from Gothic ''ei'' and ''ē'') became ''y'' /ɨː/ when preceded by a labial or labialised consonant (/p, b, m, f, w, kʷ, gʷ/) and not followed by a front vowel in the next syllable. Labialised velars were subsequently delabialised: | ||
*Got. ''[[wikt:𐌱𐌴𐌹𐍃𐍄#Gothic|beist]]'' > ''byst'' | *Got. ''[[wikt:𐌱𐌴𐌹𐍃𐍄#Gothic|beist]]'' > ''byst'' | ||
*Got. ''[[wikt:𐌼𐌴𐍃#Gothic|mēs]]'' > ''meis'' > ''mysz'' | *Got. ''[[wikt:𐌼𐌴𐍃#Gothic|mēs]]'' > ''meis'' > ''mysz'' | ||
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*Got. ''[[wikt:𐌵𐌴𐌽𐍃#Gothic|qēns]]'' > ''qeinō''<sup>1</sup> > ''qyna'' > ''kyna'' | *Got. ''[[wikt:𐌵𐌴𐌽𐍃#Gothic|qēns]]'' > ''qeinō''<sup>1</sup> > ''qyna'' > ''kyna'' | ||
#At some point ''[[wikt:𐌵𐌴𐌽𐍃#Gothic|qēns]]'' and ''[[wikt:𐌵𐌹𐌽𐍉#Gothic|qinō]]'' merged into one word | |||
#At some point ''[[wikt:𐌵𐌴𐌽𐍃#Gothic|qēns]]'' and ''[[wikt:𐌵𐌹𐌽𐍉#Gothic|qinō]]'' merged into one word. | |||