Middle English
1The Old English sequences , produced late Middle English , apparently after passing through early Middle English : OE "grōwan" ('grow') &gt; LME . However, early Middle English produced by Middle English breaking became late Middle English : OE "tōh" (tough') &gt; EME &gt; LME . Apparently, early became before the occurrence of Middle English breaking, which generated new occurrences of , which later became .