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* Loss of initial /h/ in all positions.
* Loss of initial /h/ in all positions.
** ''handu'' → ''andu''
** ''handu'' → ''andu'' "hand"
** ''hūs'' → ''ūs''
** ''hūs'' → ''ūs'' "house"
* Simplification of geminate consonants.
* Simplification of geminate consonants.
** /tt kk ss/ → /t k s/
** /tt kk ss/ → /t k s/
** ''sittan'' → ''sitan'' “to sit”
* Raising of long mid vowels.
* Raising of long mid vowels.
** /eː/ → /iː/
** /eː/ → /iː/
*** ''dēdan'' → ''dīdan'' “to do”
** /oː/ → /uː/
** /oː/ → /uː/
*** ''bōks'' → ''būks'' “book”
* Short vowels remained unchanged during this stage.
* Short vowels remained unchanged during this stage.


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* Palatalization of velar consonants before front vowels.
* Palatalization of velar consonants before front vowels.
** /k/ → /t͡ʃ/ (kin t͡ʃin "chin")
** /k/ → /t͡ʃ/
** /g/ → /j/ (giβan  jiβan "to give")
*** ''mikils'' /mit͡ʃils/ “big”
** /g/ → /j/  
*** ''giban'' /jiban/ "to give"
* Reduction of unstressed non-high vowels.
* Reduction of unstressed non-high vowels.
** /a e o/ → [ə] in unstressed syllables
** /a e o/ → [ə] in unstressed syllables
*** ''sunō'' → ''sunə'' “sons”
* Fronting of /β/
* Fronting of /β/
** /β/ → /v/ (jiβən jivən)
** /β/ → /v/
*** /jiban/ /jivan/ "to give"


==== Late Middle Gothic (after c. 1200) ====
==== Late Middle Gothic (after c. 1200) ====
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* Loss of vowel length contrast.
* Loss of vowel length contrast.
** Long and short vowels merged, with /ɪ/ remaining distinct from /i/.
** Long and short vowels merged, with /ɪ/ remaining distinct from /i/.
*** ''dīdan'' → ''didan'' “to do”
*** ''mikils'' → /mɪt͡ʃəls/ “big”
** /uː u/ → /u/
*** ''būks'' → ''buks'' “book”
* Loss of word-final high vowels.
* Loss of word-final high vowels.
* Final /i u/ → ∅
** Final /i u/ → ∅
** ''suni'' → ''sun''
*** ''suni'' → ''sun'' "son"
** ''andu'' → ''and''
*** ''andu'' → ''and'' "hand"
* General weakening of /g/ in all positions.
* General weakening of /g/ in all positions.
** /g/ → /ɣ/ → /ɦ/
** /g/ → /ɣ/ → /ɦ/
*** ''dag'' → /daɦ/ “day”


==== Modern Gothic (c. 1600 onwards) ====
==== Modern Gothic (c. 1600 onwards) ====
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* Word-final obstruent devoicing.
* Word-final obstruent devoicing.
** /b d z v ɦ/ → [p t s f h] word-finally
** /b d z v ɦ/ → [p t s f h] word-finally
*** /daɦ/ → [dah] “day”
* Secondary palatalization of dental consonants and affricates before front vowels.
* Secondary palatalization of dental consonants and affricates before front vowels.
** /t d s z n r l t͡ʃ/ → [Cʲ] / _ {i, e}
** /t d s z n r l t͡ʃ/ → [Cʲ] / _ {i, e}
*** ''nі'' → [nʲi] “not”


== Orthography ==
== Orthography ==