High German consonant shift
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High German consonant shift — High German subdivides into Upper German (green) and Central German (blue), and is distinguished from Low German (yellow) and Dutch. The main isoglosses, the Benrath and Speyer lines, are marked in black. In historical linguistics, the High… … Wikipedia
high german consonant shift — noun Usage: usually capitalized H&G : consonant shift 2 … Useful english dictionary
Results of the High German Consonant Shift, Table — ▪ Table Table 21: Results of the High German Consonant Shift p pound Pfund pp apple Apfel Vp** hope hoffen t ten zehn tt sitting sitzen Vr** bite beissen k can khann* kk lick lekchen* Vk** make machen *Khann and lekchen, with affricates, are… … Universalium
consonant shift — noun 1. : the set of regular changes in consonant articulation which distinguish the Germanic languages from the other Indo European languages and through which Indo European voiceless stops become Germanic voiceless fricatives (as in Greek pyr,… … Useful english dictionary
High German languages — Infobox Language family name=High German region=predominantly central and southern Germany, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, northern and central Switzerland, Austria, Poland, Alsace and Bolzano Bozen familycolor=Indo European fam1=Indo European… … Wikipedia
Old High German — Old German redirects here. For other uses, see Old German (disambiguation). Old High German Spoken in southern Germany (south of the Benrath line), parts of Austria and Switzerland, Southern Bohemia, Sporadic communities in Eastern Gaul Era… … Wikipedia
Middle High German — diutsch, tiutsch Spoken in southern Germany (south of the Benrath line), parts of Austria and Switzerland Era developed into Early New High German from the 14th century … Wikipedia
consonant shift — n. a sound change or series of connected sound changes in the consonants of a language or family of languages, as a series of changes in the Indo European stops that set Germanic apart from other Indo European languages, or of changes in the… … English World dictionary
consonant shift — noun Date: 1888 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… … New Collegiate Dictionary
High German — 1. the group of West Germanic languages that in A.D. c400 c500 underwent the second consonant shift described by Grimm s Law. Abbr.: HG 2. German (def. 4). [1700 10] * * * … Universalium
