Words · German
German: H
haben
have Drafted; not yet checked.
Relatives of English have
The old k became h in English, German and Gothic. Latin capere ('to seize, hold') kept the k.
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Hasel
hazel Drafted; not yet checked.
Relatives of English hazel
The old k became h in English and German (hazel, Hasel). Latin corulus and Welsh coll kept the k.
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Haupt
head (formal); chief Drafted; not yet checked.
Relatives of English head
The old k became h in English, German and Gothic. Latin caput kept the k.
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Herz
heart Drafted; not yet checked.
Relatives of English heart
- Englishheart
- Latincor, cord-
- Greekκαρδία kardia
k became h and d became t in English and German.
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Hirsch
deer, stag Drafted; not yet checked.
Relatives of English hart
The old k became h in English and German. Latin and Welsh kept the k. A hart is a full-grown stag.
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Horn
horn Drafted; not yet checked.
Relatives of English horn
k became h. Latin cornū gave English corner and unicorn, borrowed later.
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Hund
dog Drafted; not yet checked.
Relatives of English hound
k became h. Hound once meant any dog, as German Hund still does.
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hundert
hundred Drafted; not yet checked.
Relatives of English hundred
k became h. Latin centum gave English cent and century, borrowed much later.
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