History of French [g], cf. It, Sp. "guerra" 'war'. In these examples, we notice a clear consequence of bilingualism, which frequently alters the initial syllable of the Latin. There is also the converse example, where the Latin word influences the Germanic one: "framboise" 'raspberry' from OLF "*brambasi" (cf. OHG "brāmberi" > "Brombeere" 'mulberry'; E "brambleberry"; "*basi" 'berry' cf. Got. "-basi", Dutch "bes" 'berry') conflated with LL "fraga" or OF "fraie" ‘strawberry’, which explains the shift to [f] from [b], and in turn the final "-se" of "framboise" turned "fraie" into "fraise" (≠ Occitan "fragosta" 'raspberry', Italian "fragola" 'strawberry'. Portuguese "framboesa" 'raspberry' and Spanish
Fruit brandy used similar to "cordials", and as an ingredient in cocktails and cakes. Fruit brandies obtained by distillation are often referred by the French term eau de vie. Fruit brandy usually contains 40% to 45% ABV (80 to 90 US proof). It is often colourless. Fruit brandy is customarily drunk chilled or over ice, but is occasionally mixed. Including some of the above, there are about 80 different kinds of fruit brandies in the European Union, registered with protected designations of origin from Germany, France, Italy, Portugal, Luxembourg, Austria, Hungary, Slovakia, Bulgaria, Romania and Spain. Most of these fruit brandies are