Grimm's Law Exercise
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Grimms Law Exercise: Find the modern English word(s) that evolved from these words or word roots of Latin or Greek origin
Grimms Law Exercise: Find the modern English word(s) that evolved from these words or word roots of Latin or Greek originVoiced aspirated stops become Latin/Greek fricatives and ended as voiced stops
bh ( Latin f ( bfraternal1. fragment
2. flare ( as in inflate)brother
dh ( Greek th ( dthugaterdaughter
gh ( Latin h ( ghostel3. hortus (as in horticulture)guest
Voiceless stops became fricatives
p ( fpaternal4. pedal
5. pellis (pelt)
6. pisces (as in the Zodiac sign)
7. peril
8. pyro- (as in pyre)
9. plex (as in complex or duplex)father
t ( trio10. maternal
11. tu (you)
12. tum (fat or swollen)
13. tonare (as in tornado)
14. ten- (as in tense or extend)three
k ( hcornucopia15. cardiac
16. ker (beast, deer)17. centum ( as in century)
18. caput (as in capital)horn of plenty
Voiced stops became voiceless stops
b ( pabel19. kanab (cannabis)20. labial
22. bursa (sack)23. butt apple
d ( tduo24. dentis25. edo ( as in edible)26. dec (as in December)two
g ( kgenuflect27. gens (as in genetic)28. gno (as in cognition)
29. grno- ( as in granary)
30. grav- (as in engrave)
31. gel- (frozen as in gelatin)kneel down