Germanic h

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Germanic h

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

noun Germanic h's

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.
Similar: aspirated h

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@misc{germanic_h_2026,
  title = {Germanic h},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/germanic%20h},
  urldate = {2026-11-07}
}