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===Depalatalisation of labials and /r/=== | ===Depalatalisation of labials and /r/=== | ||
At the beginning and end of a word, / | At the beginning and end of a word, /pʲ, bʲ, mʲ, rʲ/ depalatalised | ||
*PGmc. ''[[wikt:Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/mainą#Proto-Germanic|*mainą]]'' → Medieval Niemish ''mian'' → ''{{term|man#Niemish|mán}}'' ("sin") | |||
*PGmc. ''[[wikt:Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/ribją#Proto-Germanic|*ribją]]'' → Post-Gothic ''*rifi'' → Medieval Niemish ''riffj'' → ''{{term|riff#Niemish|rìff}}'' ("rib, spoke") | |||
The same applied to the consonant clusters /pr, br, wr/ | The same applied to the consonant clusters /pr, br, wr/ | ||
*Got. ''[[wikt:𐌱𐍂𐌰𐌹𐌸𐍃#Gothic|bráiþs]]'' → Medieval Niemish ''brias'' → ''{{term|bras#Niemish|brás}}'' ("broad, wide") | *Got. ''[[wikt:𐌱𐍂𐌰𐌹𐌸𐍃#Gothic|bráiþs]]'' → Medieval Niemish ''brias'' → ''{{term|bras#Niemish|brás}}'' ("broad, wide") | ||
But not other such consonant + /r/ clusters: | But not other such consonant + /r/ clusters: | ||