Words · Gothic
Gothic: F
faran
travel, go Drafted; not yet checked.
Relatives of English fare
p became f in English, German and Gothic (fare, fahren, faran). Greek kept the p (poreuō, 'I convey').
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fidwor
four Drafted; not yet checked.
Relatives of English four
Latin and Greek begin with a k-and-w sound (Latin qu). The Germanic words turned it into f, probably pulled along by the w later in the word.
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fimf
five Drafted; not yet checked.
Relatives of English five
The old p of Greek pente became f in Gothic and English, as in father. Latin quinque has qu at the start instead, a change it made on its own.
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