Verner's law

English

Etymology

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

Proper noun

Verner 's law

(Indo-European studies) A sound law describing the voicing of voiceless fricatives in early Proto-Germanic, due to placement of the accent on a word.

Translations

sound law describing the voicing of voiceless fricatives in early Proto-Germanic

Dutch: wet van Verner f

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