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====Emergence of /ɨː/==== | ====Emergence of /ɨː/==== | ||
The long /iː/ (from Gothic ''ei'' and ''ē'') became ''y'' /ɨː/ when preceded by a labial or labialised consonant (/p, b, m, f, w, kʷ, gʷ/) and not followed by a front vowel in the next syllable. Labialised velars were subsequently delabialised: | The long /iː/ (from Gothic ''ei'' and ''ē'') became ''y'' /ɨː/ when preceded by a labial or labialised consonant (/p, b, m, f, w, kʷ, gʷ/) and not followed by a front vowel in the next syllable. Labialised velars were subsequently delabialised: | ||
*Got. ''[[wikt:𐌱𐌴𐌹𐍃𐍄#Gothic|beist]]'' | *Got. ''[[wikt:𐌱𐌴𐌹𐍃𐍄#Gothic|beist]]'' → ''byst'' | ||
*Got. ''[[wikt:𐌼𐌴𐍃#Gothic|mēs]]'' → ''meis'' → ''mysz'' | *Got. ''[[wikt:𐌼𐌴𐍃#Gothic|mēs]]'' → ''meis'' → ''mysz'' | ||
*Got. ''[[wikt:𐍅𐌴𐌹𐌽#Gothic|wein]]'' → ''wyn'' | *Got. ''[[wikt:𐍅𐌴𐌹𐌽#Gothic|wein]]'' → ''wyn'' | ||
*Got. ''[[wikt:𐌵𐌴𐌽𐍃#Gothic|qēns]]'' → ''qeinū''<sup>1</sup> | *Got. ''[[wikt:𐌵𐌴𐌽𐍃#Gothic|qēns]]'' → ''qeinū''<sup>1</sup> → ''qyna'' → ''kyna'' | ||
#At some point ''[[wikt:𐌵𐌴𐌽𐍃#Gothic|qēns]]'' and ''[[wikt:𐌵𐌹𐌽𐍉#Gothic|qinō]]'' merged into one word. | #At some point ''[[wikt:𐌵𐌴𐌽𐍃#Gothic|qēns]]'' and ''[[wikt:𐌵𐌹𐌽𐍉#Gothic|qinō]]'' merged into one word. | ||