Verner's law
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English
Etymology
Named after Danish linguist Karl Verner (1846–1896).
Proper noun
- (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
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