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The prepalatal gemination was a very early sound change, likely taking effect in late Post-Gothic itself. | The prepalatal gemination was a very early sound change, likely taking effect in late Post-Gothic itself. | ||
It is thought that ''dj'' initially became */ | It is thought that ''dj'' initially became */ddz/ before /z/, both because it patterns with ''tj'' → /tts/ and because Gothic ''[[wikt:𐌳𐌰𐌳𐌳𐌾𐌰𐌽#Gothic|daddjan]]'' became ''dazund''; had degeminated /z/ arisen in the Post-Gothic period, extended Thurneysen's law would have devoiced the consonant to give ''*dasund''. There are no examples of ''z'' arising from the coronal palatalisation being affected by extended Thurneysen's law. | ||
Voiceless plosives also geminated before the liquid consonants ''l'', ''r'': | Voiceless plosives also geminated before the liquid consonants ''l'', ''r'': | ||