SOURCE: Germanic */sk/; EME
/s/
+ EME /j/
,
by assibilation
Voiceless alveopalatal fricative
The consonant /s</ has been stable from OE through PDE.
| CONSONANT |
OE
/s</
|
ME
/s</
|
EME
/s</
|
PDE /s</
|
| SPELLING |
sc
|
sc, sh, ssh,
sch, ss
|
s, sh, c,
ti, ss, sch (loanwords), si, ssi
|
s, sh, c,
ti, sch (loanwords), si, ssi
|
| EXAMPLE |
scur
|
shoure
|
shower
|
shower
|