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1 German is really English in Disguise

2 Indo- European Germanic German English

3 Cognate A word which has the same root in the parent language

4 Here are some full cognates. Can you guess what they mean? Finger Hand Arm Nest Lippe Ring Rose warm mild Wanderer bitter Wolf Hammer Hunger binden finden

5 die Lauterverschiebung (the sound shift) A pattern of consonant shifts or sound changes within the Germanic language. (Often called GRIMMS LAW.)

6 Consonant Changes German b Bett, Bad haben silber Kalb, halb English b bed, bath v have, silver f calf, half

7 Consonant Changes German ch Buch Milch machen Storch English k book milk make stork

8 Consonant Changes German cht recht Nacht Sicht Licht English ght ????

9 Consonant Changes German d Bad Ding dick Dieb English th ????

10 Consonant Changes German f Pfund Pfeife Pfanne Apfel English p or pp ????

11 Consonant Changes German g windig Tag Weg sagen Garn legen English y ????

12 Consonant Changes German k Käse Kinn kühl Kultur Kirche English ch or c ????

13 Consonant Changes German mm Lamm dumm Kamm Nummer English mb ????

14 Consonant Changes German s, ss, z or tz das Wasser Fuss zwei Herz Witz sitzen English t ????

15 Consonant Changes German sch scheu scharf Schuh Fisch English sh ????

16 Consonant Changes German sch Schwein Schmutz English s ????

17 Consonant Changes German t Gott gut tief Seite gleiten English d ????

18 das Ende


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