SOURCE: Germanic */k/
Voiceless velar stop
The consonant /k/ has been stable from OE through PDE.
| CONSONANT |
OE
/k/
|
ME
/k/
|
EME
/k/
|
PDE /k/
|
| SPELLING |
c, k (rare)
|
k, kk, c,
cc, qu (for /kw/)
|
k, kk, c,
cc, ck, qu (for /kw/ or /k/),
ch (in loanwords)
|
k, kk, c,
cc, ck, qu (for /kw/ or /k/), ch (in loanwords)
|
| EXAMPLE |
cepan
|
kepe
|
keep
|
keep
|
SOUND
CHANGES AFFECTING /k/
EME /k/
Loss in initial position before /n/
Spelling pronunciation in loanwords