Dan. ealc n. “swan”
A noun for “swan” that developed from primitive ᴹ✶alkwā (Ety/ÁLAK). It is an example of how [w] vanished after medial velars in Ossiriandic and of how [a] broke into the diphthong [ea] before the liquid [l].
Reference ✧ Ety/ÁLAK ✧ “swan”
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Phonetic Developments
| ᴹ✶alk-wā > ealc | [alkwā] > [alkā] > [ealkā] > [ealk] | ✧ Ety/ÁLAK |