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Verner's law

historical sound change in Proto-Germanic in which voiceless fricatives following an unstressed syllable became voiced
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Verner's law

Summary

Verner's law is a phonetic rule[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 17 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • Verner's law's instance of is recorded as phonetic rule[3].
  • Karl Verner is named after Verner's law[4].
  • Verner's law's facet of is recorded as first Germanic consonant shift[5].
  • Verner's law's described by source is recorded as New International Encyclopedia[6].

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Definition and Type

Verner's law's instance of is recorded as phonetic rule[3].

Origins

Karl Verner is named after Verner's law[4].

Why It Matters

Verner's law has Wikipedia articles in 17 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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  1. 12d ago · Nyuhn · 2026-07-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14541 → pKDTm
    Instance of → phonetic rule
    Named after → —
    Described by source → New International Encyclopedia
    + 4 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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