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English: N
name
word by which someone is known Drafted; not yet checked.
Relatives of English name
The n and m held steady in every branch.
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needle
thin pointed tool for sewing Drafted; not yet checked.
Relatives of English needle
The n held steady. The word means a tool for sewing; Latin nēre and Greek nēthō mean 'to spin'.
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nest
structure a bird builds for its eggs Drafted; not yet checked.
Relatives of English nest
The old word meant "a place to sit down in" (ni, down, plus sed, sit). Latin lost the z-sound of the middle, and Lithuanian changed the n at the start to l.
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new
not existing before; fresh Drafted; not yet checked.
Relatives of English new
Little changed here; the n and the w sound held on everywhere.
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night
time of darkness Drafted; not yet checked.
Relatives of English night
- GermanNacht
- Latinnox, noct-
- Greekνύξ, νυκτ- nyx, nykt-
k before t became the gh sound, still heard in German Nacht and once in English.
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nine
the number 9 Drafted; not yet checked.
Relatives of English nine
The n at the start held steady everywhere, and the vowels shifted. Latin ends in m (novem) where the others end in n.
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nose
organ of smell Drafted; not yet checked.
Relatives of English nose
Nothing shifted here. The n and the s held steady in every branch. Latin even has the nostrils, nārēs, from the same word with s turned to r.
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now
at this time Drafted; not yet checked.
Relatives of English now
German nun and Latin nunc kept the short u. Only English changed: Old English nū, said like oo, became ow in the Great Vowel Shift.
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