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The Power of Cognates, Part 6: High German Consonant Shift /θ/ (th) -> d
Many native German speakers struggle to pronounce words like think, that, thin, thick because their own language doesn’t have the “th”,...
Jun 6, 20241 min read
The Power of Cognates, Part 5: High German Consonant Shift d -> t
Beginning in roughly the 8th century AD an iconic sound shift was set in motion, one that is easily spotted by beginners because it...
May 6, 20241 min read
The Power of Cognates, Part 4: High German Consonant Shift k -> ch
The High German words machen (make), brechen (break), Becher (beaker), Buch (book), Lerche (lark), Milch (milk), Koch (cook) and...
Apr 22, 20241 min read
The Power of Cognates, Part 3: High German Consonant Shift p -> f, pf
At some point between the 4th and 7th century AD speakers of what was becoming High German developed a habit of changing the...
Mar 4, 20241 min read
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