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[u]→[ou]Certainty: 2/5Commonality: 1/5

Diphthongization Lowering Gliding Germanic

Close back rounded vowel to Diphthong ou

Diphthongization of close back rounded vowel [u] to diphthong [ou] through vowel lowering with gliding.

Phonetic Effects

Diphthongization, Lowering, Gliding

Language Examples

English (certain accents) Germanic

[u]→[ou]— Diphthongization in specific environments.

German (dialectal) Germanic

[u]→[ou]— Regional vowel shift.

Dutch (historical) Germanic

[u]→[ou]— Historical sound change.

Related Transformations

More Germanic Shifts

[a] → [ã] — Assimilatory Nasalization [a] → [∅] — Elision [a] → [ʔ] — Glottalization [a] → [ə] — Vowel Reduction [æ] → [ɛ] — Vowel Raising

Sources & References

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diphthongization

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