In historical linguistics, a-mutation is a metaphonic process supposed to have taken place in late Proto-Germanic (c. 200). == General description == In a-mutation, a short high vowel (*/u/ or */i/) was lowered when the following syllable contained a non-high vowel (*/a/, /oː/ or /æː/).
In historical linguistics, a-mutation is a metaphonic process supposed to have taken place in late Proto-Germanic (c. 200). == General description == In a-mutation, a short high vowel (*/u/ or */i/) was lowered when the following syllable contained a non-high vowel (*/a/, /oː/ or /æː/).
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