schwebeablaut
Meanings
Noun
- The phenomenon or process of metathesis in a Proto-Indo-European root between the vowel and a neighbouring sonorant, which led to both possible full grades existing, e.g. *grebĘ°- and *gerbĘ°-.
Verb
- To undergo this process.
Origin
- Borrowed from German Schwebeablaut ("floating ablaut"), from schweben.
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