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English: O

otter

river animal that eats fish Drafted; not yet checked.

Relatives of English otter

The otter is named from the same root as water: Greek hydra, Lithuanian udra. d became t in English and German (otter).

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over

above; across; finished Drafted; not yet checked.

Relatives of English over

p became v in English (over) and b in German (über). Latin kept the s at the front (super); Greek turned it into h (hyper).

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ox

cattle used for pulling Drafted; not yet checked.

Relatives of English ox

English ox and Sanskrit ukṣan keep the ks. Gothic wrote it hs and German chs, with an h-sound before the s.

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