Words · German
German: B
Biber
beaver Drafted; not yet checked.
Relatives of English beaver
The old breathy bh became b in English, German and Russian but f in Latin (fiber).
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binden
bind, tie Drafted; not yet checked.
Relatives of English bind
Almost unchanged: Sanskrit bandh, Gothic bindan, English bind. The vowel moved from a to i in the Germanic words.
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Birke
birch Drafted; not yet checked.
Relatives of English birch
The old bh became b in German and Russian, while Sanskrit kept bh.
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Boden
ground, floor; bottom Drafted; not yet checked.
Relatives of English bottom
The old breathy bh became b in English and German, f in Latin (fundus) and p in Greek (pythmēn).
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brechen
break Drafted; not yet checked.
Relatives of English break
The old breathy bh became b in English, German and Gothic but f in Latin (frangere, which also gains an n).
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Bruder
brother Drafted; not yet checked.
Relatives of English brother
Sanskrit kept the breathy bh; English and German have b, and Latin f.
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Buche
beech Drafted; not yet checked.
Relatives of English beech
The old bh became b in the Germanic words and f in Latin. The old g of fagus became k, which later softened to the ch of English beech and German Buche.
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Bug
bow (of a ship); shoulder (of an animal) Drafted; not yet checked.
Relatives of English bough
The old breathy bh stayed bh in Sanskrit (bāhu), became p in Greek (pēchys) and b in English and German. Bough first meant the arm or shoulder of an animal, and German Bug still does.
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