𝓜𝓲𝓪@quokk.au to Trans Memes@lemmy.blahaj.zoneEnglish · 3 days agoWe Always Existed, We Always Willquokk.auimagemessage-square4linkfedilinkarrow-up1191arrow-down12
arrow-up1189arrow-down1imageWe Always Existed, We Always Willquokk.au𝓜𝓲𝓪@quokk.au to Trans Memes@lemmy.blahaj.zoneEnglish · 3 days agomessage-square4linkfedilink
minus-squareegrets@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·3 days agoThis is an established phenomenon in linguistics, called betacism! There are several languages that have gone from V to B or vice versa over time. Pretty much all V sounds in modern “native” English words would have been B sounds in its Germanic predecessors.
This is an established phenomenon in linguistics, called betacism! There are several languages that have gone from V to B or vice versa over time.
Pretty much all V sounds in modern “native” English words would have been B sounds in its Germanic predecessors.