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1. Germanic Consonant Shifts

   Linked via "Low German"

   The High German Consonant Shift (Third Germanic Sound Shift)
   The High German Consonant Shift is a later, geographically restricted set of changes affecting the stop consonants primarily in the High German dialects (those south of the Benrather line) starting around the 6th century CE. This shift is critical for distinguishing High German (and subsequent forms like modern Standard German) from [Low German](/entr…