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The History of English: An Introduction 2nd Edition by Stephan Gramley
Edition 2ISBN: 978-1138501096The History of English: An Introduction 2nd Edition by Stephan Gramley
Edition 2ISBN: 978-1138501096 Exercise 5
Cognates are words in two different languages that ultimately have the same historical source. For example, both French père and Spanish padre have their origins in the Latin word pater. English father and German Vater are, together with père, padre, and pater cognates derived from Proto-Indo-European *phəˈtēr. Now using the consonant shifts described in Grimm's Law find the English cognates of the following Latin words.
(Note that you can use the etymological information in any good desk dictionary about the English word you choose as a cognate to confirm - or not - your conclusions.)
(Note that you can use the etymological information in any good desk dictionary about the English word you choose as a cognate to confirm - or not - your conclusions.)Explanation
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