Words · German
German: S
Salz
salt Drafted; not yet checked.
Relatives of English salt
Greek turned an s at the start of a word into h. English kept the s.
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Sau
sow, female pig Drafted; not yet checked.
Relatives of English sow
This is the sow that is a female pig. Latin and English kept the s; Greek turned the starting s into h.
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Schweiß
sweat Drafted; not yet checked.
Relatives of English sweat
d became t in English and ss in German (Schweiß). Greek turned the first s into h and lost the w.
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sitzen
sit Drafted; not yet checked.
Relatives of English sit
d became t. Greek turned the first s into h.
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Stern
star Drafted; not yet checked.
Relatives of English star
After s, a t stayed t; the sound shift skipped consonants in that position.
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Strom
river, stream; current Drafted; not yet checked.
Relatives of English stream
English, German and Russian have str- where Greek has rh- (rheō, 'I flow'). All come from a root meaning 'to flow'.
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