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Germanic h en · NOUN

Etymology

From Germanic + h, due to the prevalence of words with this letter originating from Germanic languages.

Meanings

1. Synonym of aspirated h.
   • The Germanic h, on the other hand, was at one time a distinct phoneme in French, much the same as [h] in Modern English (Fouché, 580–581). In this study I first explain how the Germanic h came into the French language during the Germanic tribes’ invasions in the fifth century. 1994, Stephen P. Cutts, “The Germanic h in French”, in General Linguistics, volume 34, numbers 3–4, Binghamton, N.Y.: Medieval & Renaissance Texts & Studies, State University of New York at Binghamton, →ISSN, section 0.0 (Introduction), page 145:

Forms

Synonyms

aspirated h