schwebeablaut English

Meaning schwebeablaut meaning

What does schwebeablaut mean?

schwebeablaut noun

— (Indo-European studies) 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. *grebʰ- and *gerbʰ-.

schwebeablaut verb

— (Indo-European studies) To undergo this process.