Grimm's Law Exercise
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Grimm’s Law Exercise: Find the modern English word(s) that evolved from these words or word roots of Latin or Greek origin Voiced aspirated stops become Latin/Greek fricatives and ended as voiced stops bh Latin f b fraternal 1. f rag ment 2. flare ( as in inflate) brother dh Greek th d thugater daughter gh Latin h g hostel 3. hortus (as in horticulture) guest Voiceless stops became fricatives p f paternal 4. p ed al 5. p ellis (pelt) 6. p isces (as in the Zodiac sign) 7. p eril 8. p yro- (as in pyre) 9. p lex (as in complex or duplex) father t θ trio 10. mat ernal 11. t u (you) 12. t um (fat or swollen) 13. t onare (as in tornado) 14. t en- (as in tense or extend) three k h cornucopia 15. c ard iac 16. k er (beast, deer) 17. c entum ( as in century) 18. c aput (as in capital) horn of plenty
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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
