first consonant shift
noun
the consonant shift described by Grimm's law, which distinguishes Germanic languages from other Indo-European languages.
Origin of first consonant shift
1First recorded in 1930–35
- Compare consonant shift, second consonant shift.
Words Nearby first consonant shift
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