Words · German
German: N
Nabel
navel Drafted; not yet checked.
Relatives of English navel
English and German begin with n where Latin and Greek have a vowel and m. Navel is the 'little nave', the hub of a wheel.
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Nacht
night Drafted; not yet checked.
Relatives of English night
- Englishnight
- Latinnox, noct-
- Greekνύξ, νυκτ- nyx, nykt-
k before t became the gh sound, still heard in German Nacht and once in English.
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Nadel
needle Drafted; not yet checked.
Relatives of English needle
The n held steady. The word means a tool for sewing; Latin nēre and Greek nēthō mean 'to spin'.
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Name
name Drafted; not yet checked.
Relatives of English name
The n and m held steady in every branch.
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neu
new Drafted; not yet checked.
Relatives of English new
Little changed here; the n and the w sound held on everywhere.
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nun
now Drafted; not yet checked.
Relatives of English now
German nun and Latin nunc kept the short u. Only English changed: Old English nū, said like oo, became ow in the Great Vowel Shift.
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