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English: F
fare
price of a journey; food; get on, travel Drafted; not yet checked.
Relatives of English fare
p became f in English, German and Gothic (fare, fahren, faran). Greek kept the p (poreuō, 'I convey').
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father
male parent Drafted; not yet checked.
Relatives of English father
Latin and Greek kept the old p; in English and German it became f (written v in German).
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feather
one of the light shafts covering a bird Drafted; not yet checked.
Relatives of English feather
p became f in English and German, and t became th in English and d in German (Feder). Sanskrit patra and Greek pteron kept both.
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fee
payment for a service Drafted; not yet checked.
Relatives of English fee
- GermanVieh
- Latinpecus, pecor-
- Sanskritपशु paśu
p became f in English and German (fee, Vieh; German writes it v). Latin pecus and Sanskrit paśu kept the p. Fee first meant cattle, and cattle were wealth.
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fish
cold-blooded animal living in water Drafted; not yet checked.
Relatives of English fish
p became f. Irish, like Greek with s, dropped the p altogether.
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five
the number 5 Drafted; not yet checked.
Relatives of English five
The old p of Greek pente became f in Gothic and English, as in father. Latin quinque has qu at the start instead, a change it made on its own.
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foot
end of the leg below the ankle Drafted; not yet checked.
Relatives of English foot
- GermanFuß
- Latinpēs, ped-
- Greekπούς, ποδ- pous, pod-
p became f and d became t in English and German.
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four
the number 4 Drafted; not yet checked.
Relatives of English four
Latin and Greek begin with a k-and-w sound (Latin qu). The Germanic words turned it into f, probably pulled along by the w later in the word.
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full
holding as much as possible Drafted; not yet checked.
Relatives of English full
p became f in English and German (full, voll; German writes it v). Latin and Greek kept the p.
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