English Explanatory Dictionary

Eichner's law

English dictionary entry

Meanings

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  1. A proposed sound law to explain cases of apparent non-coloring of a Proto-Indo-European long *ē vowel by an adjacent *h₂ in descendant languages.

Word forms

Eichner's law

Etymology

Named after the German linguist who proposed it, Heiner Eichner (1942–2024).

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