first consonant shift
noun
the consonant shift described by Grimm's law, which distinguishes Germanic languages from other Indo-European languages.
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Nearby words
- first chamber,
- first class,
- first classman,
- first come, first served,
- first commandment,
- first cousin,
- first cranial nerve,
- first cuneiform bone,
- first dark,
- first day
Compare consonant shift, second consonant shift.
Origin of first consonant shift
First recorded in 1930–35
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