# Verner's law

> English word · Proper noun

## Definitions
1. A sound law describing the voicing of voiceless fricatives in early Proto-Germanic, due to placement of the accent on a word.

## Etymology
Named after Danish linguist Karl Verner (1846–1896).

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/verner-s-law