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*tp thp tsp kp chp > tw thw tsw cw chw; Proto-Windermere breathy vowel + tp tsp kp > dw tsw gw | *tp thp tsp kp chp > tw thw tsw cw chw; Proto-Windermere breathy vowel + tp tsp kp > dw tsw gw | ||
*tsc cts tsp pts sts ts > sc sc sp sp st st | *tsc cts tsp pts sts ts > sc sc sp sp st st | ||
===Grassmann's law=== | |||
Grassmann's law was productive in Old Windermere: when there were two spirant consonants before a stressed vowel in a word, the first was despirantized. e.g. *chăfol > căfol 'to turn'. | Grassmann's law was productive in Old Windermere: when there were two spirant consonants before a stressed vowel in a word, the first was despirantized. e.g. *chăfol > căfol 'to turn'. | ||
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