Appendix:German cognates with English/Regular cognates with differing consonant values/Proto-Germanic *∅
Proto-Germanic *∅ edit
German Ø ~ English n edit
| Standard German cognate | Modern English cognate | Meaning of German cognate | Old English cognate | Old Norse cognate | Proto-Germanic root |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Espe | aspe(n) | aspen | æspe | ǫsp | *aspō |
| oft | ofte(n) | often | oft | oft, opt |
*ufta, *uftō |
German d, t ~ English Ø edit
| Standard German cognate | Modern English cognate | Meaning of German cognate | Old English cognate | Old Norse cognate | Proto-Germanic root |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ax(t) [f] | ax/axe | axe | æx | øx | *akwisī |
| Habich(t) [m] | hawk | hawk | haukr | *habukaz | |
| Hüf(t)e [f] | hip | hip | hype | *hupiz | |
| Mon(d) [m] | moon | moon | mōna | *mēnô | |
| Saf(t) [m] | sap | juice | sæp | *sapą | |
| saf(t)ig | sappy | juicy | sæpiġ |
German n ~ English Ø edit
| Standard German cognate | Modern English cognate | Meaning of German cognate | Old English cognate | Old Norse cognate | Proto-Germanic root |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Balke(n) | balk | balk | *balkô | ||
| eher(n) | ore | of iron | ār | eir | *aiz |
| Ellboge(n) [m] Ellenboge(n) [m] |
elbow | elbow | elboga | ǫlbogi | *alinabugô |
| Felse(n) [m] | fell | boulder, cliff |
fell, fjall |
*falisaz | |
| fer(n) | far | far | feorr, feor |
fjarri | *ferrai |
| Fohle(n) [n] | foal | foal | fola | foli | *fulô |
| Gaume(n) | gum (mouth) | palate; sense of taste |
gōma | *gaumô, *gōmô | |
| Knote(n) [m] | knot | knot | cnotta | knútr | |
| Nacke(n) [m] | neck | nape of the neck | hnecca | hnakki | *hnakkô |
| nu(n) | now | now | nū | nú | *nu |
| Oste(n) [m] ; ost- (prefix) |
east; east- (prefix) |
east- (prefix) | ēast | austr | *austrą |
| Oster(n); Oster- (prefix) |
Easter | Easter | ēastre, Ēostre |
*Austrǭ | |
| Weste(n) [m]; west- (prefix) |
west | west | west | vestr | *westrą |