The name may imply that this "law" has something to do with fairy tales, it does not. Rather then fairy tales, this law deals with sounds and language.
While Jacob Grimm did help his brother collect fairy tales, he was also interested in language. In 1817, in a book Jacob published entitles "Deutsche Grammatik," Jacob describes how certain words and phrases in different languages have the same meaning using an idea known as Grimm's Law (Grimm's Law). This study was important for historical linguistics, as it showcased that the change in sound is a regular event, and not a random change (Grimm's Law). Jacob Grimm not only made literary history, but linguistic history as well
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