Voicing of pre-vocalic initial voiceless alveolar fricatives occurs, although less in Dutch than in German (Du zeven, Germ sieben [z] vs. Eng seven and LG seven [s]), and also the shift in /θ/ > /d/. Dutch shares only with Low German the development of /xs/ > /ss/ (Du vossen, ossen and LG Vösse, Ossen vs. Germ Füchse, Ochsen and Eng foxes, oxen), and also the development of /ft/ → /xt/ though it is far more common in Dutch (Du zacht and LG sacht vs. Germ sanft and Eng soft, but Du kracht vs. LG/Germ kraft and Eng cognate craft). COUNT 5
QSN1 Is the voicing of pre-vocalic initial voiceless alveolar fricatives more common in Dutch or German? ANS1 German QSN2 Does the development of /ft/ to /xt/ occur more in Low German or Dutch? ANS2 Dutch QSN3 What number word is spelled the same in English and Low German? ANS3 seven QSN4 What's the German word for "seven"? ANS4 sieben QSN5 Although spelled differently, the first consonant of what Dutch word for "seven" is pronounced the same as its German counterpart? ANS5 zeven