Words · German
German: W
Wasser
water Drafted; not yet checked.
Relatives of English water
d became t in English and s in German; Greek lost the w and gained an h.
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weiß
white Drafted; not yet checked.
Relatives of English white
The old k became hw in Gothic (hweits) and wh in English; German lost the h (weiß). Sanskrit turned it into ś (śveta).
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Witwe
widow Drafted; not yet checked.
Relatives of English widow
The root means 'to be bereft'. Latin v was sounded w, as in English. Sanskrit kept the breathy dh (vidhavā); Latin and English have a plain d. German moved that d on to t (Witwe).
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Wort
word Drafted; not yet checked.
Relatives of English word
The old breathy dh became d in English and Gothic, t in German (Wort) and b in Latin (verbum). The root means 'to speak'.
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Wurm
worm Drafted; not yet checked.
Relatives of English worm
The w and m held in every branch; only the vowels differ (worm, Wurm, waurms, vermis).
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