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Holtzmann's law

Holtzmann's law is a Proto-Germanic sound law originally noted by Adolf Holtzmann in 1838. The sound law describes the development of Proto-Germanic sequences of intervocalic geminate glides *-ww- and *-jj- in East and North Germanic, i.e. Gothic and Old Norse respectively. It is mainly known by its traditional German name Verschärfung (lit.…

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GeminationPIESemivowelsProsodicOcclusive
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Joseph VoylesGothicOld NorseJames W. MarchandRunic
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The fronting of vowels that subsequently takes place in these contextsJutlandicDanishStød
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Proto-GermanicSound lawAdolf HoltzmannFaroese
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law sound old gothic proto-germanic norse pie similar faroese laryngeal vowels german verschärfung also holtzmann's glides germanic called english known

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