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Grimm’s Law

Grimm's Law [ grímz làw ]


noun 
Definition:
 
law demonstrating sound changes: a formula showing the systematic relationship between consonants in Germanic languages and consonants in other Indo-European languages, stating what phonetic changes took place

[Mid-19th century. After Jacob Grimm]
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