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To describe it differently, a glide must be inserted between two consecutive vowels, the value of which (front or back) is determined by the value of the first vowel.
To describe it differently, a glide must be inserted between two consecutive vowels, the value of which (front or back) is determined by the value of the first vowel.
E.g.:
{| class="bluetable"
|-
!width="150"| P.Gmc.
!width="125"| Gothic
!width="125"| Griut.
!width="125"| O.Val.
!width="135"| M.Val.
!width="125"| Valth.
!width="200"|  
|-
|style="text-align: center;"| '''''*sōwilō''''' <br />/soːwiloː/
|style="text-align: center;"| '''''sauil''''' <br />/sɔː.il/
|style="text-align: center; background-color: palegreen;"| '''''*sōwila''''' <br />/soːwilɑ/
|style="text-align: center;"| '''''sougila''''' <br />/so(ː)u̯ɡilɑ/
|style="text-align: center;"| '''''sougila''''' <br />/sɔu̯ɡilɑ/
|style="text-align: center;"| '''''sōgila''''' <br />/sau̯ɡilɑ/
|style="text-align: left; vertical-align: text-top;"| ‘sun’
|-
|style="text-align: center;"| '''''*sǣ(j)aną → *sǣ(j)idi''''' <br />/sɛː(j)ɑnɑ̃ → sǣ(j)iði/
|style="text-align: center; background-color: paleturquoise;"| '''''saian → saijiþ'''''<ref>The Gothic reflex of East Germanic Glide Insertion applies only when directly adjacent to a high ''front'' vowel; hence it applies to ''saijiþ'' (before /i/) but not ''saian'' (before /ɑ/).</ref> <br />/sɛːɑn → sɛːjiθ/
|style="text-align: center; background-color: palegreen;"| '''''*sǣjan → *sǣjiþ''''' <br />/sɛːjɑn → sɛːjiθ/
|style="text-align: center;"| '''''saejjan → saejjiþ''''' <br />/sɛːʝjɑn → sɛːʝjiθ/
|style="text-align: center;"| '''''sǣgzjen → sǣgzjiþ''''' <br />/se̞ːɡʒjɛn → se̞ːɡʒjiθ/
|style="text-align: center;"| '''''sǣǧin → sǣǧiþ''''' <br />/se̞ːʤin → se̞ːʤiθ/
|style="text-align: left; vertical-align: text-top;"| ‘to sow’ → ‘sows’ (“soweth”)
|-
|style="text-align: center;"| '''''*rō(w)aną → *rō(w)idi''''' <br />/roː(w)ɑnɑ̃ → roː(w)iði/
|style="text-align: center;"| '''''*rauan → *rauiþ''''' <br />/rɔːɑn → rɔːiθ/
|style="text-align: center; background-color: palegreen;"| '''''*rōwan → *rōwiþ''''' <br />/roːwɑn → roːwiθ/
|style="text-align: center;"| '''''*rougan → rougiþ''''' <br />/rou̯ɡɑn → rou̯ɡiθ/
|style="text-align: center;"| '''''rougan → rougiþ''''' <br />/rɔu̯ɡn̩ → rɔu̯ɡiθ/
|style="text-align: center;"| '''''rōgna → rōgiþ''''' <br />/rau̯ɡnɑ → rau̯ɡiθ/
|style="text-align: left; vertical-align: text-top;"| ‘to row’ → ‘rows’ (“roweth”)
|}


===Germanic Obstruent Devoicing===
===Germanic Obstruent Devoicing===