Words · Gothic
Gothic: B
bairan
carry, bear Drafted; not yet checked.
Relatives of English bear
This is bear in the sense of "carry." The old bh became b in Germanic, f in Latin and ph (an f-like sound) in Greek.
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beitan
bite Drafted; not yet checked.
Relatives of English bite
Bite once meant "to split." The old bh became b in English and Gothic and f in Latin; Sanskrit kept bh. The old d became t in Germanic.
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bindan
bind, tie Drafted; not yet checked.
Relatives of English bind
Almost unchanged: Sanskrit bandh, Gothic bindan, English bind. The vowel moved from a to i in the Germanic words.
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brikan
break Drafted; not yet checked.
Relatives of English break
The old breathy bh became b in English, German and Gothic but f in Latin (frangere, which also gains an n).
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