Why is the G in Gnome silent?

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1. #instead
2. #silent
3. #prognosis
4. #pronounced
5. #words
6. #gnosis
7. #other
8. #middle
9. #gnomon
10. #gnostic
11. #vowel
12. #changed
13. #spelling
14. #greek
15. #preceded
16. #origin
17. #english