Eichner's law

English

Etymology

Named after the German linguist who proposed it, Heiner Eichner (1942–2024).

Proper noun

Eichner's law

  1. (Indo-European studies) A proposed sound law to explain cases of apparent non-coloring of a Proto-Indo-European long *Ä“ vowel by an adjacent *hâ‚‚ in descendant languages.
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