Grimm crossword

4. – Germanic language where Grimm’s Law is clearly visible.
5. – A puff of breath that accompanies certain consonants.
7. – North Germanic language, still spoken today, with old features.
11. (for Old High German)
12. – Type of sound produced without vocal cord vibration.
15. – Type of language that uses word order and auxiliary words instead of inflections.
17. – Ancient Indo-European language of India used for many comparisons.
18. – 19th-century linguistic school that insisted on sound laws without exceptions.
20. – West Germanic language closely related to English and German.

1. – The stage of a language that is currently spoken (e.g., English today).
2. – The final part of a word showing case, tense, or number.
3. – An extinct East Germanic language recorded in the 4th century.
6. – Classical language of Rome, often compared to Germanic words.
8. – Word related by common origin, like Latin pater and English father.
9. – The study of language in written historical sources.
10. – Type of sound produced with vocal cord vibration.
13. – Another word for fricative consonant, like “f” or “th.”
14. – Danish philologist who first noted sound correspondences before Grimm.
16. – Language group of the Vikings, influencing English strongly.
17. – An ending added to a root to change meaning or form.
19. – Early form of German spoken before Middle High German.