Freie Universität Berlin orders Old High German WĪB before Middle High German WÎP and explains that word-final b was pronounced voiceless and represented as p in Middle High German spelling.
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wīp
woman; wife
OPEN NODE 908 ↗DESCENDS FROM→
PARENT / EARLIER FORM / attestedOld High German · Old High German · woman wife nounwīb
woman; wife in recorded expressions
OPEN NODE 904 ↗01
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The woman and wife field continues across the language stages.
Old High German to Middle High German.
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Weib — Rechtschreibung, Bedeutung, Definition, HerkunftHerkunft: mittelhochdeutsch wīp, althochdeutsch wīb
supportsAUDIT SOURCE ↗ORIGINAL ↗Publishes the recorded German continuation.
Sprachwandel — Ältere deutsche Literatur und SpracheWĪB → WÎP; explanation of Auslautverhärtung
supportsAUDIT SOURCE ↗ORIGINAL ↗Explains why Middle High German spelling marks the word-final voiceless pronunciation with p.
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