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raven -> High German consonant shift

It explains why wife is Weib, raven is Rabe. Love is Liebe in german. It is a change in the germanic language.

It is different from words imported from another language.

Windows is Fenster in German because the latin fenestra made it into german. Before the romans the german word was Windauge. An eye in the wall where wind and light came in and smoke could get out. The ancient german Windauge however made it into english as Wind-ow.

https://quizlet.com/ch/409463243/historical-linguistics-the-second-germanic-consonant-shift-flash-cards/

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speak  -> easy

This anywhere else as well?  There was a huge collection of them here in MTL before Covid.. secret bars and night clubs you had to gain entry into by password or pre-knowledge usually through a hidden door or moveable brick

speakeasy-montreal-voici-les-bars-caches-les-plus-populaires-montreal-519680.jpg:lol:

 

 

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