# Verner alternation

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
1. The alternation between consonants in different forms of a word stem in the Germanic languages, as a result of Verner's law.

## Etymology
From Verner's law, itself named after 19th century Danish linguist Karl Verner.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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