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English: L
lick
pass the tongue over Drafted; not yet checked.
Relatives of English lick
Latin g and Greek ch are the regular outcomes of the old sound (lingere, leichō). English and German show a doubled k instead (Old English liccian, German lecken).
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light
brightness that lets us see; not heavy Drafted; not yet checked.
Relatives of English light
The old k sound turned into the rough gh heard in German Licht and once in English light. Latin lūx and Greek leukos ('bright, white') kept the k.
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long
of great length Drafted; not yet checked.
Relatives of English long
Hardly any change: the l and the ng stayed put in every branch, and only the vowel moved.
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loud
strong in sound Drafted; not yet checked.
Relatives of English loud
An old k became h in Old English (hlūd, now loud), and German laut lost it too. Greek kept the k (klytos) and Sanskrit turned it into ś (śruta). The root means 'to hear'.
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love
deep affection Drafted; not yet checked.
Relatives of English love
The l and b held in every branch. Sanskrit lobha means 'desire, longing'.
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