SOURCE
CHANGE
/o/
Spelling: o, oo
other
"other"
god "good"
Mid, back, tense rounded long vowel. Vowel of PDE boat.
SOUND
CHANGE
REFLEX
>>>>
,EME /U/
|
SOURCE
|
CHANGE
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/o/ Spelling: o, oo other
"other" Mid, back, tense rounded long vowel. Vowel of PDE boat. SOUND |
CHANGE
|
REFLEX
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| OE
/o:/ |
>>>>
|
Great
Vowel Shift |
EME
/u/ , EME /U/ |
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| OE
/o/ |
Lengthening
before consonants |
Influence
of /r/ |
EME
/o/ |
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| OE
/u/ |
Lengthening
before consonants |