Etymology

schwebeablaut

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Today it means: 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-. Full definition →

German Schwebeablaut
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The story

  1. German · borrowed fromSchwebeablaut“floating ablaut”
  2. English todayschwebeablaut

Borrowed from German Schwebeablaut (“floating ablaut”), from schweben (“float, hover”).

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