List_of_Germanic_and_Latinate_equivalents List_of_Germanic_and_Latinate_equivalents

List of Germanic and Latinate equivalents - Definition and Overview

In this list you can find Germanic elements of the English language which have a close Latinate corresponding form. - Please insert new pairs only if you are sure they are Germanic and Latinate respectively (see http://www.m-w.com for checking), and in alphabetic order.

Where no source is available, a corresponding Old High German word from the same root has been included. These are in brackets.

Germanic source Germanic Latinate Latin source
(Old Norse angr, Old English wræþþo)anger, wrathrage, irerabies; ira
WGmc *aiskójanaskinquirein + quaerere
WGmc be + *ginnanbegincommencecom + initiare
WGmc *bróþarbrotherlyfraternalfraternus, frater
(OHG chalb)calfvealvitellus, vitulus
Gmc *kó(u)zcowbeef, bovine
cattle
bos/bovis
med. L capitale
Gmc *kwemancomearrivead + ripa
Gmc *dauðazdeadlymortalmortalis
Gmc *deuzamdeervenisonvenatio/nis
Gmc *χundazhound-likecaninecanis
Gmc *erþóearthsoilsolum
Gmc *faðérfatherlypaternalpaternus, pater
Gmc *furistazfirstprimaryprimus
WGmc *fuχsfox-likevulpinevulpes
Gmc *frijazfreedomlibertyliber
Gmc *зebangiveprovidepro + videre
Gmc *зai-godepartdispertire
WGmc *χannjahenpoultrypullus
(OHG heim + sioh)homesicknostalgicnostos + -algia
Gmc *χursamhorseequestrianequestris
(OHG jucchen)itchirritateirritare
(OHG glat)gladnessjoy
pleasure
delight
gaudium
placere
delectare
(OHG cnaen)knowrecogniserecognoscere
(OHG luba)lovingamorousamorosus
Gmc *moðar-motherlymaternalmaternus, mater
Gmc *neujaznewnovel, modernnovus, modernus
(OHG naht)nightlynocturnalnocturnus
WGmc *alðaoldancientante - "before"
Gmc *anþerazotherdifferentdifferre
(OHG rozzen)rotputrefyputrefacere
WGmc *skæpa
WGmc *lambaz
sheep, lambmuttonmed. L. multo
WGmc *skuttjanshutcloseclausus
Gmc *skeuχ(w)azshytimidtimidus
WGmc *seχ(w)sightvisionvidere/visum
Gmc *swínamswineporkporcus
(OHG draen)throwcatapultcatapulta
(OHG uzaro)utterlytotallytotalis
Gmc *(ga)seχailazwholeentireinteger
Gmc *wunskjanwishdesiredesiderare
Gmc wulfazwolf-likelupinelupus
WGmc *gelwayellowochreochra
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