Words · German
German: G
Galle
gall, bile Drafted; not yet checked.
Relatives of English gall
The old breathy gh became g in English and German, f in Latin (fel) and ch in Greek (cholē). Gall is bile, the bitter fluid of the liver.
Drafted; not yet checked. Play Family Reunion
Gans
goose Drafted; not yet checked.
Relatives of English goose
The old gh became g in Germanic and ch in Greek. Latin anser lost it (some wrote hanser). English dropped the n of Gans, leaving a long vowel.
Drafted; not yet checked. Play Family Reunion
Garten
garden Drafted; not yet checked.
Relatives of English yard
The old gh became g in German (Garten) and y in English (yard), h in Latin (hortus) and ch in Greek (chortos). The word means an enclosed place; garden is its cousin.
Drafted; not yet checked. Play Family Reunion
gelb
yellow Drafted; not yet checked.
Relatives of English yellow
An old gh became g in German (gelb), y in English (yellow), h in Latin (helvus) and ch in Greek (chloē, 'young green shoots').
Drafted; not yet checked. Play Family Reunion
gestern
yesterday Drafted; not yet checked.
Relatives of English yesterday
An old gh became g in German (gestern) and y in English (yester-), h in Latin (heri) and ch in Greek (chthes).
Drafted; not yet checked. Play Family Reunion