I was thinking maybe it was a compound word derived from two different stages ultimately coming back to the same etymology. Something like that would definitely make a great word for this game
Guess the Word in Germanic Conlangs
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Does the Old English cognate of “öid” have a <g> /j/?
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After you suggested it, I had the same thought! haha
Just for fun *iġeoþēġ would probably result in something like ijodei, jodei, eidei, or even ejodei.
No, it didn't.
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So is this language derived from Old English?
Is the "öi" cognate with/derived from an Old English diphthong?
Is the "öi" cognate with/derived from an Old English diphthong?
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Yes
NoIs the "öi" cognate with/derived from an Old English diphthong?
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Is the Old English word that “öid” comes from monosyllabic?
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öi < VCV?
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Does öi come from a long vowel?
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Was it rounded?
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So öid is from yþ “wave”?
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So “wave island”... Does it refer to a type of wave?
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A type of island?
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Yes, of sorts.