AQ. [θ] ‹þ›

AQ. [θ] ‹þ›

References ✧ Let/425; LotR/1114; PE17/76, 92; PE19/71, 78, 82, 89; PM/331

Variations

Element In

Phonetic Development

AQ. aspirates became voiceless spirants θ < tʰ ✧ PE19/71 (th > þ)
AQ. initial [s] plus voiceless stops became voiceless spirants θ- < st- ✧ PE19/78 (st > þþ > þ; initially)
{rl}θ > {rl}t ✧ PE19/82 (rþ > rt); PE19/82 (lþ > lt)
Q. spirants became stops after [r], [l] rθ > rt ✧ PE19/89 (*[rθ] > rt)
Q. spirants became stops after [r], [l] lθ > lt ✧ PE19/89 (*[lθ] > lt)
Q. [θ] became [s] θ > s ✧ Let/425 (þ > s); LotR/1114 (th > s); PE17/76 (þ > s); PE19/71 (þ > s); PE19/82 (thy > sy); PE19/82 (thw > sw)

ᴹAQ. [θ] ‹þ›

References ✧ PE19/50-51

Element In

Phonetic Development

ᴹAQ. aspirates became voiceless spirants θ < tʰ ✧ PE19/50 (th > th); PE19/50 (thy > thy); PE19/50 (thw > thw); PE19/51 (lth > lth); PE19/51 (rth > rth); PE19/51 (rthy > rthy)
ᴹQ. [θ] became [s] θ > s ✧ PE19/50 (th > s); PE19/50 (thy > sy); PE19/50 (thw > sw); PE19/51 (lth > ls); PE19/51 (lth > ls; TQ); PE19/51 (rth > rs); PE19/51 (rthy > rsy); PE19/51 (rth > rs; later TQ)