The semi-vowel [w] was generally lost after velars in Ossiriandic as indicated in the Comparative Tables (PE19/23) and by Dan. ealc < ᴹ√alkwā in The Etymologies (Ety/ÁLAK). In East Danian the medial [w]-sound was generally retained and later developed into [v] (PE19/23). The development after the voiced velar stop [g] seems to have been more complicated, however. The Comparative Tables indicate that medial [gw] sometimes became [g] and sometimes [w] in both Ossiriandic and East Danian (with [w] > [v] in East Danian), but there is not enough information to determine the conditions controlling these developments.