consonant shift
consonant shift
nounDefinition of CONSONANT SHIFT
: a set of regular changes in consonant articulation in the history of a language or dialect: a : such a set affecting the Indo-European stops and distinguishing the Germanic languages from the other Indo-European languages — compare grimm's law b : such a set affecting the Germanic stops and distinguishing High German from the other Germanic languages
First Known Use of CONSONANT SHIFT
1888
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