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second consonant shift
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noun
the consonant shift by which High German became differentiated from other Germanic languages.
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Compare consonant shift, first consonant shift.
Origin of second consonant shift
First recorded in 1935–40
Words nearby second consonant shift
second childhood, second class, second-class citizen, Second Coming, Second Commandment, second consonant shift, second cousin, second-degree burn, second-degree murder, second derivative, second division
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