High German /k/ for /g/

[David L. White]

>> By the way (displaying my ignorance here), how does OHG "kans" appear as
>> modern German "gans"?  Did only the /d/ -> /t/ part of this shift get fully
>> established in standard German?

> It's OHG, MHG, and NHG /gans/.
> --

        Upon examination ... Old High German is a rather diverse group of
dialects, and in early Allemanic and Bavarian, initial "k" corresponding to
modern English and German /g/ is more or less regular, or at least
predominant.

Dr. David L. White