[ie]→[y]Certainty: 4/5Commonality: 3/5
Diphthong ie to Close front rounded vowel
The phonetic transformation from the diphthong /ie/ to the close front rounded vowel /y/ is a documented historical sound change, particularly observed in the development of Old English. This shift involves the monophthongization of the diphthong, where the two vowel elements merge into a single vowel sound, accompanied by rounding.
Phonetic Effects
Monophthongization, Rounding, Raising
Language Examples
ieldra→yldra— 'older' (Late West Saxon dialect, especially near labial sounds)
iermþu→yrmþu— 'poverty' (Late West Saxon dialect, especially near labial sounds)
wier˥sa→wyr˥sa— 'worse' (Late West Saxon dialect, representative of the "wyrsa-type" words, especially near labial sounds)
Related Transformations
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