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Nasals that formed the end of a root, as in ''[[wikt:𐌷𐌰𐌹𐌼𐍃#Gothic|háims]]'' and ''[[wikt:𐌰𐌻𐌾𐌰𐌽#Gothic|aljan]]'' were either not lost or more likely restored by analogy with forms with inflectional endings; the Niemish descendants of these words are ''[[Contionary:ham|ham]]'' and ''[[Contionary:ällin|ällin]]''. | Nasals that formed the end of a root, as in ''[[wikt:𐌷𐌰𐌹𐌼𐍃#Gothic|háims]]'' and ''[[wikt:𐌰𐌻𐌾𐌰𐌽#Gothic|aljan]]'' were either not lost or more likely restored by analogy with forms with inflectional endings; the Niemish descendants of these words are ''[[Contionary:ham|ham]]'' and ''[[Contionary:ällin|ällin]]''. | ||
====Loss of /θ/==== | |||
Medieval Niemish had two dental fricatives /θ, θʲ/. These became affricates at the beginning of a word and when geminated: | |||
*Got. ''[[wikt:𐌸𐌿#Gothic|þū]]'' → Medieval Niemish ''t͡þu'' → ''ʦu'' → ''{{term|tzu#Niemish|tzú}}'' /t͡suː/ ("you, thou") | |||
*Got. ''[[wikt:𐌼𐌹𐌸#Gothic|miþ]] [[wikt:𐌸𐌰𐌼𐌼𐌰#Gothic|þamma]]'' → Medieval Niemish ''mett͡þam'' → ''meʦʦum'' → ''{{term|metzum#Niemish|mètzum}}'' /ˈmʲɛtt͡sʊm/ ("by the way") | |||
After a liquid consonant, they were hardened to /d, dʲ/: | |||
*Got. ''[[wikt:𐍄𐌿𐌽𐌸𐍃#Gothic|tunþs]]'' → ''{{term|tund#Niemish|túnd}}'' /tund/ ("tooth") | |||
*Got. ''[[wikt:𐍅𐌰𐌹𐍂𐌸#Gothic|waírþs]]'' → ''{{term|ward#Niemish|wárd}}'' /ward/ ("worth") | |||
====S-palatalisation==== | ====S-palatalisation==== | ||