Some of the most obvious correspondences in consonants between Europaio and Proto-Germanic may be seen in the following table, where Latin stays for comparison, and English for cognate words:
|
Europaio |
Gothic |
Latin |
English |
|
bh: bhrater, bher |
b: brodhar, bairan |
f: frater, fero |
brother (fraternal), to bear (infer) |
|
c: ca, cei |
q: qiman, qius |
gu/u: venio, vivus |
to come (venue), quick (vivacity) |
|
ch: lech, cher |
hw/g/w: leihts, warmjan |
f/gu/u: levis, formus |
light (levity), warm (forceps) |
|
d: dekm, ed |
t: taihun, itan |
d: decem, edo |
ten (decimal), to eat (edible) |
|
dh: dhe, dhers |
d: du-, dear |
f/d/b: feci, festus |
to do (factor), to dare (manifest) |
|
g: aug, gno |
k: aukan, kunnan |
g: augeo, gnosco |
augment, to know (ignorant) |
|
gh: ghostis, delegh |
g: gasts, laggs |
h/g:hostis, longus |
guest (hostile), length (longitude) |
|
k: leuk, kerd |
h/g: liuhadh, hairto |
g: lux, cor(d) |
light (lucid), heart (core) |
|
p: pater, septm |
f/b: fadar, sibun |
p: pater, septem |
father (paternal), seven (September) |
|
q: leiq, qi/qo |
hw/g/w: leihwan, hwas |
qu: linquo, quis |
leave (relinquish), what (quote) |
|
t: wert, treies |
dh/d: wairdhan, dhreis |
t: uerto, tres |
(to)ward (versus), three (trinity) |