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Irregular and Singleton Cognates

Standard German cognate Modern English cognate Meaning of German cognate Old English cognate Old Norse cognate Proto-Germanic root
Abend eve;
even		 evening ǣfen,
ēfen		 *ēbanþs
achtzig eighty eighty *ahtōutēhundą
Alp elf nightmare ælf alfr *albiz
Alp(traum) elf nightmare ælf alfr *albiz
Ameise ant ant ǣmette *ēmaitijǭ
Amsel ouzel blackbird ōsle *amslǭ
Arsch arse arse ears,
ærs		 ars *arsaz
baden;
badete;
(ge)badet		 bask;
basked;
basked		 to bathe baðask *baþōną
beid- (det.) both both bā þā báðir
Blut blood blood blōd *blōþą
bluten;
blutete;
(ge)blutet		 bleed;
bled;
bled		 to bleed blēdan *blōþijaną
blutig bloody bloody blōdiġ
Bräutigam brideg(r)oom bridegroom brȳdguma *brūdigumô
Brodem
(chiefly)		 breath vapor,
strong smell		 brǣþ *brēþiz
Bube boy boy,
knave,
jack
Donner thunder thunder þunor *þunraz
Donnerstag Thursday Thursday þursdæġ *Þunras dagaz
dreißig thirty thirty þrītiġ *þrīz tigiwiz
dreizehn thirteen thirteen þreotīene þrettán *þritehun
Eibe yew yew īw,
ēow		 *īhwaz
Eiland
i(s)land island īeġland,
īġland		 eyland *awjōlandą
Elch elk elk elh,
eolh,
elch		 *elhaz
euch you you ēow *izwiz
fassen;
fasste;
(ge)fasst		 fetch;
fetched;
fetched		 to grab,
to grasp		 feċċan *fatōną
Freitag Friday Friday frīġedæġ *Frijjōz dagaz
Füchsin vixen vixen fixen Proto-West Germanic *fuhsini
fünfzehn fifteen fifteen fīftīene *fimftehun
fünfzig fifty fifty fīftiġ *fimf tigiwiz
Furche furrow furrow furh *furhs
gehen;
ging;
(ge)gangen		 go;
(went);
gone		 to go gān gá *gāną
genug enough enough ġenōg *ganōgaz
Gerste gorse barley gors
Graf (she)riff count (nobility) ġerēfa greifi *grēfijô
Hanf hemp hemp *hanapiz
Haupt- (prefix);
Haupt (chiefly)		 head main,
major,
chief;
head		 hēafod *haubudą
(ver)heeren;
(ver)heerte;
(ver)heert		 harry;
harried;
harried		 to devastate herian herja *harjōną
Hengst hench(man) stallion hengest *hangistaz
Hexe hag witch hægtesse *hagatussjā
Hirsch hart deer heorot,
heort		 hjǫrtr *herutaz
ich I I *ek
jetzt yet currently,
now
keck quick bold,
perky		 cwic *kwikwaz
Kloß clod;
cloud		 lump,
dumpling		 clūd;
clod		 *klūtaz
können;
konnte;
(ge)konnt		 - (can);
could;
couth/could		 to be able to cunnan kunna *kunnaną
könnend cunning (adj.) able to do
Krippe crib crib cribb,
crib		 krubba *kribjǭ
Landschaft landscape landscape,
countryside,
scenery
lauwarm lukewarm lukewarm
Lenz Lent spring lencten *langatīnaz
machen;
machte;
(ge)macht		 make;
made;
made		 to do,
to make		 macian Proto-West Germanic *makōn
manch- (det.) many some maniġ *managaz
manigfaltig manifold various maniġfeald *managafalþaz
mischen;
mischte;
(ge)mischt		 mix;
mixed;
mixed		 to mix *mixian *miskijaną
Molch mole salamander,
newt
Montag Monday Monday mōnandæġ *mēniniz dagaz
mürbe mellow tender,
soft		 meru *marwaz
nagen;
nagte;
(ge)nagt		 gnaw;
gnawed;
gnawed		 to gnaw gnagan gnaga *gnaganą
Natter adder grass-snake nǣdre *nadrǭ
neunzig ninety ninety *newuntēhundą
nicht not not nāht
quer thwart diagonal þverr *þwerhaz
rau;
rauh		 rough rough rūh *rūhwaz
Reich (bishop)ric empire,
realm		 rīce ríki *rīkiją
Rogen roe (fish eggs) roe (fish eggs) *hrugnaz
Ross (often chiefly) horse horse hors hross *hrussą
saugen;
saugte;
(ge)saugt		 suck;
sucked;
sucked		 to suck sūcan *sūkaną,
*sūganą
schichten;
schichtete;
(ge)schichtet		 shift;
shifted;
shifted		 to stack,
to layer		 *skiftijaną
schlagen;
schlug;
(ge)schlagen		 slay;
slew;
slain		 to hit,
to slay		 slēan slá *slahaną
Schläge(l) sledge mallet,
maul;
drumstick		 sleċġ *slagjǭ
schlittern;
schlitterte;
(ge)schlittert		 slither;
slithered;
slithered		 to slither;
to skid		 *slidrōną
schmoren;
schmorte;
(ge)schmort		 smother;
smothered;
smothered		 to braise
Schwester sister sister systir *swestēr
sechzig sixty sixty sixtiġ *sehs tigiwiz
selten seldom rare,
seldom		 seldan sjaldan *seldanē
siebzig seventy seventy *sebuntēhundą
sollen;
sollte;
(ge)sollt		 - (shall);
should;
should		 to be supposed to sċulan *skulaną
Sonntag Sunday Sunday sunnandæġ *sunnōniz dagaz
Spinne spider spider
Steige sty hen-coop stī,
stiġ		 stía,
stí
Stiel stalk stalk,
a long, fairly thin, protrusion		 stalu
Sünde sin sin synn *sundī
süß sweet sweet swōt;
swēte		 *swōtuz
Tracht draught/draft garb *drahtuz
treffen;
traf;
(ge)troffen		 drub;
drubbed;
drubbed		 to hit so./sth.,
to strike sth.,
to meet so.		 drepan drepa *drepaną
uns us us ūs oss *uns
vierzehn fourteen fourteen fēowertīene fjórtán *fedurtehun
vierzig forty forty *fedwōr tigiwiz
Wicht whit gnome wiht *wihtiz
wins(el)n,
wins(el)te,
(ge)wins(el)t		 whinge,
whinged,
whinged		 to whine;
to whimper		 hwinsian Proto-West Germanic *hwinisōn
zäh tough chewy,
tough		 tōh *tanhuz
Zahn ;
Zähne 		tooth;
teeth		 tooth tōþ *tanþs
zeigen;
zeigte;
(ge)zeigt		 teach;
taught;
taught		 to show tǣċan *taikijaną
zittern;
zitterte;
(ge)zittert		 dither;
dithered;
dithered		 to shiver,
to tremble,
to vibrate
Zwang thong compulsion;
obligation		 þwang *þwangiz
zwanzig twenty twenty twēntiġ *twai tigiwiz
Zwerg dwarf dwarf dweorg *dwergaz
Zwinge thong vice,
clamp		 þwang *þwangiz, *þwanguz

Archaic, Dialectal, Obsolete, Poetic, Rare, or Regional Cognates

Cases where either the German or the English or both members of the cognate pair are considered archaic, obsolete, rare, regional, or dialectal in that language. Cases where the word is not in everyday use in the contemporary, dominant form of the language are marked with an asterisk (*).

Standard German cognate Modern English Cognate Meaning of German cognate Meaning of English cognate Old English cognate Old Norse cognate Proto-Germanic root
Aar* er(ne) eagle erne earn ǫrn *arô
after-* (prefix) after after- (prefix) after æfter eptir *after
Alb* ;
Alben*		 elf;
elves		 elf (often malignant) elf ælf alfr *albiz
Ameise emmet* ant ant ǣmette *āmaitijā
arm arm* poor poor earm armr *armaz
auch eke also also ēac *auk
Bär* boar boar boar bār *bairaz
baußen* but outside but būtan
Behuf* behoof* purpose,
aim		 behalf;
interest,
advantage,
profit,
benefit		 behōf *bihōfą
behufen*;
behufte*;
behuft*		 behove/behoove;
behoved/behooved;
behoved/behooved		 to behove to behove behōfian
Bille* bill* axe any of various bladed or pointed hand weapons bill,
bil		 *bilją
bleiben;
blieb;
(ge)blieben		 beleave*;
beleft*;
beleft*		 to remain to leave behind,
to abandon;
to be left,
to remain		 belīfan *bilībaną
blid*,
blied*		 blithe glad,
happy;
cheerful		 happy,
cheerful;
indifferent,
careless		 blīþe *blīþiz
Bolle* bowl bulb bowl bolla,
bolle		 bolli *bullô,
*bullǭ
Bube bub* boy,
knave,
jack
Buchstabe bookstaff* letter (of the alphabet) letter (of the alphabet) bōcstæf *bōkstabaz
Degen thane* epee,
rapier,
hero (arch.),
warrior (arch.)		 a rank of nobility þegn,
þegen		 þegn *þegnaz
dein thine* your your þīn þínn *þīnaz
dir thee* you you þē *þiz
Dorf thorp* hamlet,
village,
town		 hamlet,
village		 þrop,
þorp		 þorp *þurpą
Driss* dirt shit dirt drit drit *dritą
drucken;
druckte;
(ge)druckt		 thrutch*;
thrutched*;
thrutched*		 to print to crowd,
to trouble,
to thrust		 þryċċan *þrukkijaną
drücken;
drückte;
(ge)drückt		 thrutch*;
thrutched*;
thrutched*		 to press,
to push		 to crowd,
to trouble,
to thrust		 þryċċan *þrukkijaną
du thou* you you *þū
edel athel* noble,
elegant		 noble,
illustrious		 æþele aðall *aþalaz
Erend* errand order,
task,
contract,
errand		 errand ǣrende *ārundī
Fachs* fax* hair (head) hair (head) feax fax *fahsą
fegen;
fegte;
(ge)fegt		 fay*;
fayed*;
fayed*		 to sweep;
to polish		 to cleanse;
to clean out
Feim* foam a heap of layered grain foam fām *faimaz
feren*/fähren*;
ferte*/fährte*;
(ge)fert*/(ge)fährt*		 ferry;
ferried;
ferried		 to row,
to sail		 to ferry ferian *farjaną
Fleiß flite* zeal;
diligence		 quarrel,
dispute;
scolding		 flīt
Föhre* fir pine fir furh fura,
fýri		 *furhō
Friede(n) ,
Friede 		frith* peace,
tranquility		 peace,
sanctuary		 friþ friðr *friþuz
Frosch frosh* frog frog frosċ *fruskaz
fürder(hin)* (chiefly) further henceforth further
gar yar* cooked,
done (food),
even		 quick and agile (naut);
easy to hand, reef and steer (naut)		 ġearu *garwaz
Geiß* goat goat goat gāt geit *gaits
gießen;
goss;
(ge)gossen		 yote*;
yoted*;
yoted*		 to pour to pour;
to steep		 ġēotan *geutaną
Graf reeve* count (nobility) any of several local officials, with varying responsibilities ġerēfa greifi *grēfijô
grimm* grim grim grim *grimmaz
gürten*;
gürtete*;
(ge)gürtet*		 gird*;
girt*/girded*;
girt*/girded*		 to bind with a cord,
to encircle with a belt		 to bind with a cord,
to encircle with a belt		 gyrdan *gurdijaną
Hamme* ham hind part of the knee,
ham		 ham hamm
Harm* harm harm harm hearm harmr *harmaz
heichen;
heichte;
(ge)heicht		 hie*;
hied;
hied*		 to choke,
to gasp for breath		 to hasten,
to hurry		 hīgian *hīgōną
Heiland healand* savior savior hǣlend
Heilige hallow* saint saint
Helm helm* helmet helmet helm hjalmr *helmaz
Holz holt* wood a woody hill,
copse		 holt holt *hultą
ihr ye* you you ġē *jūz
jen- (det.) yon* that that ġeon enn,
inn		 *jainaz
Käu/Keu* jaw jaw,
donkey jowl		 jaw
kennen;
kannte;
(ge)kannt		 ken*;
kent*/kenned*;
kent*/kenned*		 to know to know cennan kenna *kannijaną
Kiesel chisel gravel gravel ċisel *kisil
kiesen*;
kor*;
(ge)koren*
choose;
chose;
chosen		 to choose to choose *keusaną
kipfen*;
kipfte*;
(ge)kipft*		 chip;
chipped;
chipped		 to snip sth. to chip
Knabe knave* boy knave cnafa *knabô
Kneipsche* knife knife knife
Kobe(n)* cove stable,
shed,
nook,
pigsty		 cove cofa kofi *kubô
kund couth* known familiar,
agreeable		 cūþ *kunþaz
Lachs lax* salmon salmon leax lax *lahsaz
Last last* load load,
cargo,
a measure of weight		 hlæst *hlastuz
Laube* leave permission permission;
farewell,
departure		 lēaf lauf *laubą
Leiche lich* corpse corpse līċ *līką
leid loath*/loth* sorry (anguish) averse,
disinclined		 lāþ leiðr *laiþaz
leiden;
litt;
(ge)litten		 lithe*;
lode*/lithed*;
lidden*/lithed*		 to suffer,
to brook;
to permit		 to go līþan líða *līþaną
lesen;
las;
(ge)lesen		 lease*;
leased*;
leased*		 to read (e.g. a book),
to gather (e.g. berries)		 to gather lesan lesa *lesaną
Leute lede* people person,
people,
nation,
holdings		 leode;
leod		 *liudiz
lind* lithe mild,
gentle		 mild,
slim,
adaptable		 līþan líða *līþaną
linden linden* linden (adj) made of lime-wood linden *lindīnaz
lindern;
linderte;
(ge)lindert		 lithe*;
lithed*;
lithed*		 to alleviate,
to ease,
to relieve		 to become calm,
to make soft,
to make mild
List list* cunning,
trick		 cunning;
art,
skill		 list list *listiz
lüsten*;
lüstete*;
gelüstet*		 list*;
listed*;
listed*		 to desire to be pleasing to;
to desire
(ge)lüsten;
(ge)lüstete;
gelüstet		 list*;
listed*;
listed*		 to desire to be pleasing to;
to desire
Meil* mole spot,
stain,
blemish		 mole māl,
mǣl		 *mailą
melk* (adj.) milch* milk-giving,
milch		 milk-giving,
tender
Miete meed* rent payment,
reward,
gift,
bribe;
merit,
worth		 mēd *mizdō
missen*;
misste*;
(ge)misst*		 miss;
missed;
missed		 to lack;
to miss;
to lose		 to miss missan missa *missijaną
Morgen  ;
morgen		 morn*;
morrow*		 morning,
tomorrow		 morning *murginaz
müssen;
musste;
(ge)musst		 mote*;
must*;
must*		 to have to to have to mōtan *mōtaną
Neid nithe* envy envy,
hatred		 nīþ níð *nīþą
Obst ovest* fruit mast and acorns of the oak ofett,
ofet		 *ubatją
oft oft* often often oft oft,
opt		 *ufta,
*uftō
Oheim* eam* maternal uncle uncle ēam *awahaimaz
Pfühl* pillow pillow pillow pylwe,
pylu,
pyle
Rahm ream* cream cream rēam *raumaz
rahmen;
rahmte;
(ge)rahmt		 roam;
roamed;
roamed		 to strive to roam
Rat rede* advice;
council		 help;
advice;
counsel;
decision;
a plan		 ræd *rēdaz
rauben;
raubte;
(ge)raubt		 reave*;
reft*/reaved*;
reft*/reaved*		 to rob to plunder,
to rob,
to deprive		 reafian *raubōną
Recke* wretch warrior wretch wræċċa,
wreċċa		 *wrakjô
reihen;
reihte;
(ge)reiht		 wry*;
wried*;
wried*		 to tack,
to crimp		 to clothe,
to cover,
to hide		 wrēon *wrīhaną
röten;
rötete;
(ge)rötet		 rud*;
rudded*;
rudded*		 to redden redness,
blush		 rudian *rudāną
(ge)ruhen (chiefly);
(ge)ruhte;
(ge)ruht		 reck*;
recked*;
recked*		 to deign,
to condescend		 to heed,
to concern,
to think		 *rōkijaną
Rute rood* rod cross rōd (“cross”) *rōdō
Sage saw* legend,
tale,
fable		 saying saga sǫg *sagō,
*sagǭ
Sang* song chant,
singing		 song sang,
song		 sǫngr *sangwaz
Schinde* skin fruit peel skin skinne *skinþą
Schlacht slaught* killing,
battle		 killing,
slaughter
schneiden;
schnitt;
(ge)schnitten		 snithe*;
snothe*/snithed*;
snithen*/snithed*		 to cut,
to trim,
to slice		 to cut snīþan sníða *snīþaną
sehrig* sorry sore,
sad,
painful		 sorry sāriġ *sairagaz
Seil sole* rope,
cable,
wire		 A wooden band or yoke put around the neck of an ox or a cow in the stall sāl seil *sailą
sonder sunder* (adj.) special,
set apart		 sundry,
separate,
different		 sundor- sundr *sundraz
Stimme steven* voice voice stefn *stebnō,
*stamnijō
streuen;
streute;
(ge)streut		 strew*;
strewed*;
strewn*/strewed*		 to strew,
to scatter,
to sprinkle,
to spread		 to spread,
to cover		 strewian,
strēawian,
strēowian		 strá *strawjaną
Suhle sole* mire,
wallow		 a dirty pond of standing water sol *sulą
summ(ige)* some some some sum sumr *sumaz
taugen;
taugte;
(ge)taugt		 dow*;
dought*/dowed*;
dought*/dowed*		 to be fit to be worth,
to be of use;
to thrive		 dugan duga *duganą
Ufer over* shore,
riverbank		 shore,
riverbank		 ōfer,
ōbr		 *ōferaz
verhungert forhungered* starving;
famished		 very hungry;
starving
Wagen wain* car,
vehicle		 wagon wæġn *wagnaz
Wald wald*/weald*/wold* forest forest weald *walþuz
walten wald* to prevail,
to dominate		 to govern,
to inherit		 wealdan valda *waldaną
Wat* weed* clothing,
garment,
piece of clothing		 wǣd *wēdiz
Wecken* wedge loaf,
roll		 wedge wecg *wagjaz
wehren;
wehrte;
(ge)wehrt		 wear*;
wore*/weared*;
worn*/weared*		 to defend,
to fight		 to defend werian verja *warjaną
werben;
warb;
(ge)worben		 wharve*;
whorf*/wharved*;
whorven*/wharved*		 to recruit,
to advertize		 to turn,
to turn over		 hweorfan *hwerbaną
werden;
wurde;
(ge)worden		 worth*;
worth*/worthed*;
worth*/worthen*/worthed*		 to become to be;
to become
Wicht wight* gnome a living creature wiht vítr *wihtiz
Wiebel* weevil beetle,
chafer		 weevil
Wisch* whisk wisp;
sheet of paper		 whisk visk *wiskaz
wissen;
wusste;
(ge)wusst		 wit*/wot*;
wist*;
wist*		 to know to know,
to be aware of		 witan vita *witaną
Wurm wyrm* worm dragon wyrm *wurmiz
Zagel* tail tail tail tæġl,
tæġel		 tagl *taglą
Zähre* tear tear tear tǣr,
tēar		 tár *tahrą
zeisen*;
zeiste*;
(ge)zeist*		 tease;
teased;
teased		 to pluck,
to pull apart		 to tease tǣsan *taisijan
Zeitung tiding* newspaper news
zittern;
zitterte;
(ge)zittert		 didder*;
diddered*;
diddered*		 to shiver,
to tremble,
to vibrate		 to rattle;
to shiver
zween* twain* two two twēġen *twai
zwei twain* two two twēġen *twai
zwink(er)n;
zwink(er)t;
(ge)zwink(er)t		 twink*;
twinked*;
twinked*		 to blink,
to wink		 to twinkle;
to wink
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