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English: G
gall
bile; bitterness; impudence Drafted; not yet checked.
Relatives of English gall
The old breathy gh became g in English and German, f in Latin (fel) and ch in Greek (cholē). Gall is bile, the bitter fluid of the liver.
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gold
yellow precious metal Drafted; not yet checked.
Relatives of English gold
The old gh became g in the Germanic words and z in Russian, so gold and zoloto are the same word.
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goose
large waterbird, bigger than a duck Drafted; not yet checked.
Relatives of English goose
The old gh became g in Germanic and ch in Greek. Latin anser lost it (some wrote hanser). English dropped the n of Gans, leaving a long vowel.
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