English Explanatory Dictionary

Verner's law

English dictionary entry

Meanings

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  1. A sound law describing the voicing of voiceless fricatives in early Proto-Germanic, due to placement of the accent on a word.

Word forms

Verner's law

Etymology

Named after Danish linguist Karl Verner (1846–1896).

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