Words · Gothic
Gothic: H
haban
have Drafted; not yet checked.
Relatives of English have
The old k became h in English, German and Gothic. Latin capere ('to seize, hold') kept the k.
Drafted; not yet checked. Play Family Reunion
haubiþ
head Drafted; not yet checked.
Relatives of English head
The old k became h in English, German and Gothic. Latin caput kept the k.
Drafted; not yet checked. Play Family Reunion
hwas
who Drafted; not yet checked.
Relatives of English who
The old k became h in Germanic, with a w after it (Gothic hwas, Old English hwā). Latin and Lithuanian kept the k. English later dropped the w in who.
Drafted; not yet checked. Play Family Reunion
hweits
white Drafted; not yet checked.
Relatives of English white
The old k became hw in Gothic (hweits) and wh in English; German lost the h (weiß). Sanskrit turned it into ś (śveta).
Drafted; not yet checked. Play Family Reunion