Words · Gothic
Gothic: S
saihs
six Drafted; not yet checked.
Relatives of English six
Greek turned a starting s into h (hex). English, Gothic and Latin kept the s.
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sibun
seven Drafted; not yet checked.
Relatives of English seven
The old p became f in Germanic, and f between vowels was voiced to b (Gothic) or v (English). Greek turned the starting s into h.
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siujan
sew Drafted; not yet checked.
Relatives of English sew
The s held in English, Latin (suere) and Gothic (siujan); Russian turned it into sh (shit').
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snaiws
snow Drafted; not yet checked.
Relatives of English snow
Lithuanian and Gothic kept the sn- at the start, as English did. Latin lost the s (nix, nivis).
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sunus
son Drafted; not yet checked.
Relatives of English son
Almost nothing changed. The s and n held on in every branch, and only the vowel moved a little (Old English sunu).
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swistar
sister Drafted; not yet checked.
Relatives of English sister
The old word began sw-, as in Old English sweostor. English, Latin and Russian each lost the w. Latin soror (older sosor) turned the middle s into r. (English sister itself was borrowed from Old Norse systir, which replaced Old English suster.)
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