second consonant shift
noun
the consonant shift by which High German became differentiated from other Germanic languages.
Compare
consonant shift,
first consonant shift.
Origin of second consonant shift
First recorded in 1935–40
Words nearby second consonant shift
second chamber,
second childhood,
second class,
second coming,
second commandment,
second consonant shift,
second cousin,
second cranial nerve,
second cuneiform bone,
second derivative,
second division