Decode German words! Trace them back to their English roots.
| EN | DE | DE → EN | Linguistic Secret |
|---|---|---|---|
| t | z / tz | Zeit → tide/time | German z corresponds to English t |
| t / tt | ss / ß | Wasser → water | Inner/end t shifted to ss/ß in German |
| p | pf / f | Apfel → apple | English p became pf or f in German |
| k | ch | Buch → book | English k shifted to German ch |
| d | t | Tag → day | English d corresponds to German t |
| v / f | b | Silber → silver | German b often corresponds to English v |
| th | d | danken → thank | English th shifted completely to d in German |
| EN | DE | DE → EN | Linguistic Secret |
|---|---|---|---|
| ou / ow | au | Haus → house | English ou corresponds to German au |
| long i | ei | Wein → wine | German ei corresponds to English long i |
| ee / ea | e / ie | sehen → see | German e/ie corresponds to ee/ea |
| oo | u | Buch → book | German u corresponds to English oo |
| EN | DE | DE → EN | Linguistic Secret |
|---|---|---|---|
| un- | un- | unfreundlich → unfriendly | Perfect cognate prefix |
| for- | ver- | vergessen → forget | German ver- corresponds to English for- |
| -ly | -lich | freundlich → friendly | Adjective suffix |
| -ship | -schaft | Freundschaft → friendship | Noun suffix |
| -er | -er | Lehrer → teacher | Doer suffix (identical) |