User:Gilgamesh~enwiktionary/List of English words of Germanic origin with silent initial consonants

Entries in italic are probable (but not certainly attested) cases.

gn

 * gnarl
 * gnash
 * gnat
 * gnaw
 * gneiss
 * nag (? < O.N. gnaga)
 * natter (< gnatter)

hl

 * ladder (< M.E. laddre < O.E. hlǣder)
 * lade, laden (< M.E. laden < O.E. hladan)
 * ladle (< M.E. ladel < O.E. hlædel)
 * lady, ladies (< M.E. ladie, ladi < lavedi < O.E. hlǣfdīge, hlǣfdige)
 * lank (< M.E. lanc < O.E. hlanc)
 * lathe (shape) (? < O.N. hlaða)
 * laugh (< M.E. laughen < O.E. Anglian hlæhhan, hlæhan)
 * laughter (< O.E. hleahtor)
 * lean (incline) (< M.E. lenen < O.E. hleonian, hlinian)
 * lean (thin) (< M.E. lene < O.E. hlǣne)
 * leap, leapt (< M.E. lepen < O.E. hlēapan)
 * lee (shelter) (< O.E. hlēow, hlēo)
 * leer (look) (< M.E. ler < O.E. hlēor)
 * lid (< O.E. hlid)
 * link (< M.E. linke, link < O.Dan. lænkia < O.N. hlenkr)
 * loaf, loaves (< M.E. loof, lof < O.E. hlāf)
 * lop (flea) (? < O.N. *hloppa < hlaupa)
 * lord (< M.E. lord, loverd < O.E. hlāford, hlāfweard)
 * lot (< O.E. hlot)
 * loud (< O.E. hlūd)
 * Louis, Louise, Lou (< F. Louis < O.F. Loois < Med.L. Ludovicus < O.H.G. Hluodowig)

hn

 * nap (sleep) (< M.E. nappen < O.E. hnappian)
 * nap (fiber) (< M.E. noppe < O.E. -hnoppa)
 * neck (< M.E. nekke < O.E. hnecca)
 * neigh (< M.E. neyghen, neyen < O.E. hnǣgan)
 * nick (? < O.E. gehnycned or O.N. hnykla)
 * niggard (< M.E. nyggard, nygart < Scand. ? < P.Gmc. *hnauwjaz + -ard)
 * nit (< M.E. nite < O.E. hnitu)
 * nod (< M.E. nodde < ? < P.Gmc. *hnudojanan)
 * nut (< M.E. nute < O.E. hnutu)

hr

 * ranch (< Sp. rancho < ranchear < O.F. ranger < rang < Frankish hring)
 * range (< O.F. < rangier < reng < Frankish hring)
 * rank (order) (< O.F. ranc < Frankish hring)
 * rathe (< O.E. hræth, hræd)
 * rather (< O.E. hraþor)
 * raven (< O.E. hrǣfn)
 * raw (< O.E. hrēaw, hrǣw)
 * reed (< O.E. hrēod)
 * reel (< M.E. rele < O.E. hrēol)
 * ridge (< M.E. rigge < O.E. hrycg)
 * ring (circle) (< O.E. hring)
 * ring, rang, rung (sound) (< M.E. ringen < O.E. hringan)
 * rink (? < M.E. Scots renc, reng < M.F. renc < Frankish hring)
 * roast (< O.F. rostir < Frankish *hraustjan)
 * Robert, Roberta, Rob, Robby, Robbie, Bob, Bobby, Bobbie (< O.F. < O.H.G. Hrōdberht)
 * Roger, Rog, Hodge (< O.F. Rogier < O.H.G. Hrotger)
 * roof (< O.E. hrōf)
 * rook (< M.E. roke, rok < O.E. hrōc)
 * roost (< O.E. hrōst)
 * rue (< M.E. rewen < O.E. hrēowan)
 * ruffle (< M.E. ruffelen < ? < O.N. hrufla or L.G. ruffelen)
 * ruth (< M.E. reuthe = rue+-th)

hw
This section excludes words with a wh- spelling, because the wine-whine merger is not universal. However, this section does include words with a simple w- spelling that were coined in accents with the wine-whine merger.
 * wack, wacko, wacky (< whack)
 * wang (< whang)

kn

 * knack
 * knap
 * knapsack
 * knave
 * knead
 * knee, kneel, knelt
 * knell
 * knickers
 * knife, knives
 * knight
 * knit
 * knob
 * knock
 * knoll
 * knot
 * know, knew, known, knowledge
 * knub, nub
 * knuckle
 * nog (wood) (? < knag)
 * nudge (< var. of knidge, nidge)
 * nugget (? < var. of nug < nog < ? < knag'')

wl

 * lisp (< M.E. wlispen)

wr

 * root (of plants) (< O.E. rōt < O.N. rōt < P.Gmc. *wrōt)
 * root (turn up) (< wroot)
 * wraith
 * wrangle
 * wrap
 * wrath
 * wreak
 * wreath, wreathe
 * wreck, wrack, rack (wrack)
 * wren
 * wrench
 * wrestle, wrastle, rastle, rassle
 * wretch
 * wright, wrought
 * wring, wrung
 * wrinkle
 * wrist
 * write, wrote, written, writ
 * writhe
 * wrong
 * wroth
 * wry