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Encyclopedia > List of Germanic and Latinate equivalents

This list contains Germanic elements of the English language which have a close corresponding Latinate form. The English language is a West Germanic language that originates in England. ...


Where no Germanic source is available, a corresponding Old High German word from the same root has been included. These are in parentheses. Old High German is the earliest recorded form of the modern German language, and was spoken from the middle of the 9th to the end of the 11th century. ...


It is worth noting that usually the Germanic-based words sound more common, and the Latinate-based ones more lofty.

Germanic source Germanic Latinate Latin source
(Old Norse angr
Old English wræþþo)		 anger
wrath		 rage
ire		 rabies
ira
WGmc *aiskójan ask inquire in + quaerere
baby infant infans
back (n) dorsum (> dorsal) dorsum
WGmc be + *ginnan begin commence com + initiare
belief creed or creedence credere
belly abdomen abdomen
(OHG botah) bodily corporal corpus
WGmc *bróþar brotherly fraternal fraternus, frater
(OHG chalb) calf veal vitellus, vitulus
Gmc *kweman come arrive ad + ripa
Gmc *kó(u)z cow beef, bovine
cattle		 bos/bovis
med. L capitale
Gmc *dauðaz deadly mortal mortalis
Gmc *deuzam deer venison venatio/nis
Gmc *erþó earth soil solum
Gmc *faðér fatherly paternal paternus, pater
WGmc * fōljan feeling sensation sensus, sentio
Gmc *furistaz first primary primus
flood inundate inundare < in + unda
forbid prohibit prohibere < pro + habere
forgetting oblivion oblivisci
foretell predict praedicere
WGmc *fuχs fox-like vulpine vulpes
Gmc *frijaz freedom liberty liber
friendly amicable amicus
Gmc *зeban give provide pro + videre
(OHG glat) gladness joy
pleasure
delight		 gaudium
placere
delectare
Gmc *зai- go depart dispertire
god deity deus
hearing audience audire
WGmc *χōdjan heed attention attenio, attendere
height altitude altitudo (< altus)
help assist assistere < ad + sistere
WGmc *χannja hen poultry pullus
hill mount mons, montis
Gmc *χursam horse equestrian equestris
Gmc *χundaz hound-like canine canis
(OHG jucchen) itch irritate irritare
(OHG cnaen) know recognize re + cognoscere
leave egress
exit		 egressus
ex + ire
length longitude longitudo (< longus)
(OHG luba) loving amorous amorosus
match correspond con + respondere
meet encounter incontrare < in + contra
mistake error error (< errare)
Gmc *moðar- motherly maternal maternus, mater
Gmc *neujaz new novel
modern		 novus
modernus
(OHG naht) nightly nocturnal nocturnus
WGmc *alða old ancient ante - "before"
Gmc *anþeraz other different differre
(OHG rozzen) rot putrefy putrefacere
seem appear apparere
WGmc *skæpa
WGmc *lambaz		 sheep
lamb		 mutton med. L. multo
WGmc *skuttjan shut close clausus
Gmc *skeuχ(w)az shy timid timidus
skillful adept adeptus < adipisci
sleeping dormant dormire
WGmc *seχ(w) sight vision videre/visum
Gmc *swínam swine pork porcus
teach educate educare < educere
thinking pensive pensare
(OHG draen) throw catapult catapulta
Gmc *tūnaz, tūnam town city civitas, civis
understand comprehend comprehendere
(OHG uzaro) utterly totally totalis
(OHG wetti) wage stipend
salary		 stipendium
salarium
wait expect ex + spectare
Gmc *(ga)seχailaz whole entire integer
width latitude latitudo (< latus)
wise prudent prudens < providens
Gmc *wunskjan wish desire desiderare
Gmc wulfaz wolf-like lupine lupus
WGmc *gelwa yellow ochre ochra

* reconstructed form Latin is the language originally spoken in the region around Rome called Latium. ... Old Norse or Danish tongue is the Germanic language once spoken by the inhabitants of the Nordic countries (for instance during the Viking Age). ... Note: This page contains phonetic information presented in the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) using Unicode. ... West Germanic is the largest branch of the Germanic family of languages, including such languages as English, Dutch, and German. ... West Germanic is the largest branch of the Germanic family of languages, including such languages as English, Dutch, and German. ... Old High German is the earliest recorded form of the modern German language, and was spoken from the middle of the 9th to the end of the 11th century. ... West Germanic is the largest branch of the Germanic family of languages, including such languages as English, Dutch, and German. ... Old High German is the earliest recorded form of the modern German language, and was spoken from the middle of the 9th to the end of the 11th century. ... The Germanic languages form one of the branches of the Indo-European (IE) language family. ... The Germanic languages form one of the branches of the Indo-European (IE) language family. ... Medieval Latin refers to the Latin used in the Middle Ages, after the fall of the Roman empire but before the rise of vernacular languages in the Renaissance. ... The Germanic languages form one of the branches of the Indo-European (IE) language family. ... The Germanic languages form one of the branches of the Indo-European (IE) language family. ... The Germanic languages form one of the branches of the Indo-European (IE) language family. ... The Germanic languages form one of the branches of the Indo-European (IE) language family. ... West Germanic is the largest branch of the Germanic family of languages, including such languages as English, Dutch, and German. ... The Germanic languages form one of the branches of the Indo-European (IE) language family. ... West Germanic is the largest branch of the Germanic family of languages, including such languages as English, Dutch, and German. ... The Germanic languages form one of the branches of the Indo-European (IE) language family. ... The Germanic languages form one of the branches of the Indo-European (IE) language family. ... Old High German is the earliest recorded form of the modern German language, and was spoken from the middle of the 9th to the end of the 11th century. ... The Germanic languages form one of the branches of the Indo-European (IE) language family. ... West Germanic is the largest branch of the Germanic family of languages, including such languages as English, Dutch, and German. ... West Germanic is the largest branch of the Germanic family of languages, including such languages as English, Dutch, and German. ... The Germanic languages form one of the branches of the Indo-European (IE) language family. ... The Germanic languages form one of the branches of the Indo-European (IE) language family. ... Old High German is the earliest recorded form of the modern German language, and was spoken from the middle of the 9th to the end of the 11th century. ... Old High German is the earliest recorded form of the modern German language, and was spoken from the middle of the 9th to the end of the 11th century. ... Old High German is the earliest recorded form of the modern German language, and was spoken from the middle of the 9th to the end of the 11th century. ... The Germanic languages form one of the branches of the Indo-European (IE) language family. ... The Germanic languages form one of the branches of the Indo-European (IE) language family. ... Old High German is the earliest recorded form of the modern German language, and was spoken from the middle of the 9th to the end of the 11th century. ... West Germanic is the largest branch of the Germanic family of languages, including such languages as English, Dutch, and German. ... The Germanic languages form one of the branches of the Indo-European (IE) language family. ... Old High German is the earliest recorded form of the modern German language, and was spoken from the middle of the 9th to the end of the 11th century. ... West Germanic is the largest branch of the Germanic family of languages, including such languages as English, Dutch, and German. ... West Germanic is the largest branch of the Germanic family of languages, including such languages as English, Dutch, and German. ... West Germanic is the largest branch of the Germanic family of languages, including such languages as English, Dutch, and German. ... The Germanic languages form one of the branches of the Indo-European (IE) language family. ... West Germanic is the largest branch of the Germanic family of languages, including such languages as English, Dutch, and German. ... The Germanic languages form one of the branches of the Indo-European (IE) language family. ... Old High German is the earliest recorded form of the modern German language, and was spoken from the middle of the 9th to the end of the 11th century. ... The Germanic languages form one of the branches of the Indo-European (IE) language family. ... Old High German is the earliest recorded form of the modern German language, and was spoken from the middle of the 9th to the end of the 11th century. ... Old High German is the earliest recorded form of the modern German language, and was spoken from the middle of the 9th to the end of the 11th century. ... The Germanic languages form one of the branches of the Indo-European (IE) language family. ... The Germanic languages form one of the branches of the Indo-European (IE) language family. ... The Germanic languages form one of the branches of the Indo-European (IE) language family. ... West Germanic is the largest branch of the Germanic family of languages, including such languages as English, Dutch, and German. ... The comparative method (in linguistics) is a method used to detect genetic relationships between languages and to establish a consistent relationship hypothesis by reconstructing: the common ancestor of the languages in question, a plausible sequence of regular changes by which the historically known languages can be derived from that common...


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