Grimm's law Flashcards
What is grimm’s law
One of the sound changes in the germanic language
Did these sound changes take place in other languages than the germanic?
No
What is the first law of P,T,K?
All voiceless plosives P,T,K turned into corresponding voiceless fricative sounds f,ø,x. voicless velar fricatives.
When did the first of the Grimm’s law not take place?
It did not take place if a given word , a voicless plosive was preceded by S
What is the second of Grimm¨s law?
Voiced plosives (b,d,g) turned into corresponding voicless plosives (P,T,K). They lost their voice.
Name three sounds that are voiced
b,d,g
Name three sounds that are voicless
p, t, k
what is the third of Grimm’s law?
bh,dh,gh became b,d,g, voiced plosives , the aspiration were lost. They became regular unaspirated plosives, b,d,g
What happend with PTK in latin and greek
They stayed the same
Is latin a germanic language?
No
What happend with bh, dh, gh in greek?
They became ph, th, kh
What happend with bh,dh gh in latin?
They became fricatives, f,f,h
