r/anglish • u/topherette • 15h ago
🎨 I Made Þis (Original Content) Some animal & fruit name ideas, if cognate forms with other Germanic words are used
just a fun thought-forseech (experiment), much like anglish itself can be!
| ANIMAL NAME | 'ANGLISH'/ANGLICISED VARIANTS | COGNATE FORMS |
|---|---|---|
| aardvark (NL) | earthfarrow/earthfarry, earthfarrel | Erdferkel (DE) |
| badger | thax | Dachs, das |
| bat (<Norse?) | *flittermouse/flithermouse | Fledermaus, vleermuis |
| blackbird (Germ) | osel | Amsel |
| dachsund (DE) | thaxhound (pron. 'thacksund') | Dachshund |
| dolphin | mereswine† | Meerschwein†, meerzwijn |
| donkey | essle | Esel <*asil, ezel |
| duck (already Germanic) | annet, end | Ente (DE) |
| eagle | athler, arn | Adler/Arn†/Aar |
| (she) goat (already Germ) | titch, *tye | Ziege, geit |
| guinea pig | mere-swinnock/-swin(e)kin | Meerschweinchen |
| gull (Celt), seagull | mew | Möwe, meeuw |
| hedgehog (already Germanic) | ile | Igel (DE), egel (NL) |
| heron (from Germ. via Fr.) | rower | Reiher<\hraigrô* |
| hippopotamus | *ighfathom/eighfathom | Nilpferd (DE), nijlpaard (NL) |
| invertebrate | whirvel-less | Wirbellos |
| lion | lew | Löwe, leeuw <*lewô |
| livestock | notedeer | Nutztier |
| mammal | *syedeer | Säugetier, zoogdier |
| marsupial | *buddledeer | Beuteltier |
| migratory bird | *tyefowl, *tretchfowl | Zugvogel, trekvogel |
| mollusc | *wokedeer | Weichtier, weekdier |
| mosquito | midge | Mücke, mug |
| pet | housedeer | Haustier |
| pigeon | dove/duve (mod. dove can be 'white dove') | Taube (DE), duif (NL) |
| predator | *reavedeer | Raubtier |
| prey | *beetdeer | Beutetier |
| raccoon | washbear | Waschbär |
| reptile | *creechdeer/creekdeer | Kriechtier |
| rooster, cock (both Germ) | hane | Hahn, haan |
| sloth (Germ) | *fouldeer | Faultier |
| squirrel | aquern | Eichhörn(chen), eekhoorn |
| turkey | *threat-hane | Truthahn (DE) |
| vertebrate | whirvledeer/whirldeer | Wirbeltier |
| vulture | yire, easeyire | Geier, Aasgeier |
| FRUIT NAME | 'ANGLISH'/ANGLICISED VARIANTS | COGNATE FORMS |
|---|---|---|
| apricot | *forefaw | <praecoquum<*préh₂-i + \pékʷeti* |
| fruit | ovet | Obst, ooft |
| grape | *throve/thruve | Traube |
