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Germanic French Latin

ask

 climb

 clothes

fast

fire

guts

holy

house

kingly

rest

rise

sorrow

wish (verb)

question

 

attire

firm

flame

entrails / courage

sacred

mansion

royal

remainder 

mount

distress

desire

interrogate

ascend

 

secure

conflagration

 

consecrated

 

regal

residue

ascend

 

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