'K' in knife

Question

Hi friends,

Why is 'k' included in the word 'knife' while it isn't said?

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Answer 1

K in words like knife used to be pronounced in old English, but not anymore. People stopped pronouncing them but their written form remained intact, just like the word خواهر in Persian whose و used to be pronounced.

http://www.omgfacts.com/throwback/5870/The-silent-k-in-words-such-as-knife-and-knight-used-to-be-pronounced

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Silent_k

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