Thursday, 20 February 2014

51. English & German Cognates - Quiz Answers

51.  English & German Cognates - Quiz Answers

1    In English, reif  means  ripe.

2    In English, Taube  means  dove.

3    In English,  Liebe  means  love.

4    In English, Topf  means  pot.

5    In English,  Huf  means  hoof.

6    In English, Kohle  means  coal.

7    In English, kalt  means  cold.

8    In English, kommen  means  come.

9    In English,  Kamm  means  comb.

10  In English, Kuss  means  kiss.

11  In English,  Kloster  means  monastery (cloister).

12  In English,  danken  means   thank.

13  In German the word for  thief  is  Dieb.

14  In German the word for  drink  is   trinken.

15  In German the word for  dream  is   Traum (cf Eng.) traumatic).

16  In German the word for  funny  is  lustig  cf Eng. lusty).

17  In German the word for  friendly  is   freundlich.

18  In German the word for  sporty  is  sportlich.

19  In German the word for  romantic   is  romantisch.

20  In German the word for  laugh   is  lachen.

21  In German the word for  book  is  Buch.

22  In German the word for  roof  is  Dach  (cf Eng. thatch).

23  In German the word for  scratch  is  kratzen.

24  In German the word for  heat  is  Hitze.

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