"wave model" meaning in All languages combined

See wave model on Wiktionary

Proper name [English]

Forms: the wave model [canonical]
Etymology: Calque of German Wellentheorie. Etymology templates: {{etymon|en|id=theory}}, {{calque|en|de|Wellentheorie}} Calque of German Wellentheorie Head templates: {{en-prop|the=1}} the wave model
  1. (historical linguistics) A model of language change in which an innovation gradually spreads outward from its region of origin. Tags: historical Synonyms: Wellentheorie, wave theory
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