VERNER'S LAW


Meaning of VERNER'S LAW in English

Ling.

the statement by K. Verner of a regularity behind some apparent exceptions in the Germanic languages to Grimm's law, namely, that Proto-Germanic voiceless fricatives became voiced when between voiced sounds if the immediately preceding vowel was not accented in Proto-Indo-European.

[ 1890-95 ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .