[i]→[ei]Certainty: 5/5Commonality: 5/5
Close front unrounded vowel to Diphthong ei
The shift from high front [i] to mid-front diphthong [ei] is often the first step in a chain of lowering (e.g., i > ei > ai).
Phonetic Effects
Lowering, Diphthongization
Language Examples
mîn [i:]→mein [ei]— Historical High German diphthongization of long high vowels.
bite [i:]→bite [ei]— Early stage of the GVS before the sound reached [ai].
Related Transformations
More Germanic Shifts
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