Grimm’s Law and the Regularity of Sound Change

A historical linguist discusses the regularity of sound change, using Grimm’s Law (from the history of English and the other Germanic languages) as an example. Dr. Jackson Crawford is Instructor of Nordic Studies and Nordic Program Coordinator at the University of Colorado Boulder (formerly UC Berkeley and UCLA). He is a historical linguist and an experienced teacher of Old Norse, Modern Icelandic, and Norwegian. More about Jackson Crawford: and his Youtube channel: Jackson Crawford’s translation of The Poetic Edda is available now: and his translation of The Saga of the Volsungs with The Saga of Ragnar Lothbrok is forthcoming: Jackson Crawford’s Patreon page: