SOURCE: Germanic */b/
Voiced bilabial stop
The consonant /b/ has been stable from OE through PDE.
| CONSONANT |
OE
/b/
|
ME
/b/
|
EME
/b/
|
PDE /b/
|
| SPELLING |
b
|
b, bb
|
b, bb
|
b, bb
|
| EXAMPLE |
bidan
|
bide
|
bide
|
bide
|
SOUND
CHANGES AFFECTING /b/
ME /b/
Loss in consonant clusters
Intrusive consonant