Examine the three sets of probable cognates below, then identify and write out the correspondence set for the middle consonant. Then reconstruct the probable Germanic proto-consonant in the starred box: MeaningOld NorseOld EnglishOld FrisianOld Saxon Old High German ‘father’faðerfæderfederfaderfater ‘mead’mjǫðr ‡me(o)dumede-metu ‡ – j is part of the initial consonant cluster; it is not the middle consonant ‘mother’mǫ́ðirmōdormōdermōdarmuoter ＝ ＝ ＝ ＝ Probable proto-consonant *
