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Every Germanic word

Words players have found whose deepest named ancestor belongs to the Germanic family. A family is a group of languages, so this is wider than any single one of them.

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  • COALPITnounOld English2 findersA pit where coal is extracted.
  • COARSELYadverbMiddle English8 findersin a coarse manner
  • COBALTnounGerman69 findersA chemical element (symbol Co) with an atomic number of 27: a hard, lustrous, silver-gray metal.
  • COBBLEnounProto-Germanic18 findersA cobblestone.
  • COBBLERnounMiddle English25 findersA person who repairs, and sometimes makes, shoes.
  • COBBLESTONEnounMiddle English14 findersA rounded stone from a river bed, fit for use as ballast in ships and for paving roads.
  • CODLINGnounMiddle English7 findersA young small cod.
  • COFFverbGerman1 finderTo buy, purchase.
  • COFFINGverbGerman1 finderTo buy, purchase.
  • COFFSverbGerman1 finderTo buy, purchase.
  • COKEnounDutch6 findersSolid residue from roasting coal in a coke oven; used principally as a fuel and in the production of steel and formerly as a domestic fuel.
  • COLESLAWnounDutch2 findersA salad of finely shredded raw cabbage and sometimes shredded carrots, dressed with mayonnaise (white slaw) or a vinaigrette (red slaw).
  • COLEWORTnounMiddle English5 findersA plant of the genus Brassica; now specifically, a Brassica plant without a head and used for food, such as kale.
  • COLLARDnounMiddle English1 finderA Mediterranean variety of kale, Brassica oleracea var. acephala.
  • COLLIERnounOld English6 findersA person in the business or occupation of producing or distributing coal (any of several types of carbon fuel). A person who produces (e.g., digs, mines, gathers) or sells coal (th
  • COLLOPnounSwedish7 findersA slice of meat.
  • COLLYadjectiveGerman1 finderBlack as coal.
  • COLTISHadjectiveMiddle English74 findersResembling a colt, especially: Lively, playful and undisciplined (often in a manner judged to be immature).
  • COMBEDadjectiveMiddle English8 findersArranged or groomed with a comb.
  • COMBERnounMiddle English14 findersA person who combs wool, etc.
  • COMELILYadverbMiddle English2 findersIn a comely manner.
  • COMERnounMiddle English11 findersOne in a race who is catching up to others and shows promise of winning.
  • COMETHverbProto-Germanic9 findersthird-person singular simple present indicative of come
  • COMFORTnounOld English22 findersContentment, ease.
  • COMFORTLESSadjectiveMiddle English1 finderOf a person: deprived of comfort; uncomforted.
  • COMINGverbProto-Germanic10 finderspresent participle and gerund of come
  • CONJUGATEDadjectiveGerman43 findersJoined together in pairs.
  • CONSORTnounMiddle English9 findersThe spouse of a monarch.
  • CONSUMPTIVEadjectiveMiddle English23 findersHaving a tendency to consume; dissipating; destructive; wasteful.
  • CONTRARIWISEadjectiveMiddle English2 findersIn the contrary or opposite way, order, or direction.
  • CONTROLverbOld English21 findersTo exercise influence over; to suggest or dictate the behavior of.
  • COOKERYnounMiddle English7 findersThe art and practice of preparing food for consumption, especially by the application of heat; cooking.
  • COOKIEnounProto-Germanic2 findersA small, flat, baked good which is either crisp or soft but firm.
  • COOMnounOld English16 finderssoot, smut
  • COORIEverbScots11 findersTo crouch, stoop down.
  • COORIEDverbScots6 findersTo crouch, stoop down.
  • COORIEINGverbScots2 findersTo crouch, stoop down.
  • COORIESverbScots8 findersTo crouch, stoop down.
  • COOTnounGerman63 findersAny of various aquatic birds of the genus Fulica that are mainly black with a prominent frontal shield on the forehead.
  • CORFnounMiddle Dutch9 findersA large basket, especially as used for coal.
  • CORNERWISEadverbMiddle English1 finderDiagonally.
  • CORNYadjectiveMiddle English19 findersBoring and unoriginal.
  • CORSNEDnounOld English2 findersA consecrated piece of bread given to a person suspected of a crime, indicating innocence if swallowed easily and guilt if it stuck in the throat; a morsel of execration.
  • COSSETverbOld English14 findersTo treat like a pet; to overly indulge.
  • COSTLYadjectiveMiddle English12 findersOf high cost; expensive.
  • COSYadjectiveOld Norse6 findersAffording comfort and warmth; snug; social and comfortable.
  • COTEnounOld English44 findersA cottage or hut.
  • COTTAGEnounDutch8 findersA small house.
  • COUGHverbGerman81 findersSometimes followed by up: to force (something) out of the lungs or throat by pushing air from the lungs through the glottis (causing a short, explosive sound), and out through the
  • COULDverbOld English38 finderssimple past of can
  • COUNTverbOld English43 findersTo recite numbers in sequence.
  • COUNTABLEadjectiveMiddle English9 findersCapable of being counted; having a quantity.
  • COUPLINGnounMiddle English32 findersThe act of joining together to form a couple.
  • COURTEOUSLYadverbMiddle English11 findersIn a courteous manner; with obliging civility or condescension; politely.
  • COURTLYadjectiveMiddle English32 findersBefitting of a royal court; reflecting the manners or behaviour of people at court; stately, rich or fine, and so suitable for a royal court.
  • COUTHadjectiveScots468 findersFamiliar, known; well-known, renowned.
  • COVEnounProto-Germanic29 findersA hollow in a rock; a cave or cavern.
  • COVERINGverbMiddle English12 finderspresent participle and gerund of cover
  • COVERTLYadverbMiddle English124 findersIn a covert manner, secretly.
  • COWARDLYadjectiveMiddle English171 findersShowing cowardice; lacking in courage; weakly fearful.
  • COWERverbProto-Germanic46 findersTo crouch or cringe, or to avoid or shy away from something, in fear.
  • COWHERDnounOld English11 findersOne who herds cattle; a cowboy.
  • COWHOUSEnounMiddle English2 findersA house (barn or shed) for keeping cows.
  • COWSLIPnounOld English50 findersA low-growing plant, Primula veris, with yellow flowers.
  • COXSWAINnounMiddle English501 findersIn a ship's boat, the helmsman given charge of the boat's crew.
  • CRABBITadjectiveScots3 findersGrouchy, cantankerous.
  • CRADLEnounProto-Germanic22 findersA bed or cot for a baby, oscillating on rockers or swinging on pivots.
  • CRAFTnounProto-Germanic26 findersStrength; power; might; force .
  • CRAFTILYadverbOld English41 findersIn a crafty manner; slyly.
  • CRAFTYadjectiveProto-Germanic52 findersSkillful at deceiving others.
  • CRAMEnounMiddle Low German1 finderA merchant's booth; a shop or tent where goods are sold; a stall
  • CRAMPnounProto-Germanic12 findersA painful contraction of a muscle which cannot be controlled; a similar pain even without noticeable contraction.
  • CRANAGEnounMiddle English2 findersThe use of a crane to hoist goods.
  • CRANIOPAGUSnounGerman1 finderA pair of conjoined twins joined at the head.
  • CRANKadjectiveProto-Germanic35 findersHard; difficult.
  • CRANKLYadjectiveProto-Germanic2 findersHard; difficult.
  • CRANNYnounGerman1 finderA small, narrow opening, fissure, crevice, or chink, as in a wall, or other substance.
  • CRASHnounMiddle English18 findersA sudden, intense, loud sound, as made for example by cymbals.
  • CRAVATnounGerman130 findersA wide fabric band worn as a necktie by men having long ends hanging in front.
  • CRAVEverbProto-Germanic10 findersTo desire strongly, so as to satisfy an appetite; to long or yearn for.
  • CRAVINGnounOld English45 findersA strong desire; yearning.
  • CRAWLverbProto-Germanic19 findersTo move by dragging one's body along or close to a surface, like a worm or insect, or on one's hands and knees, like a human baby.
  • CRAZEnounOld Norse5 findersA strong habitual desire or fancy.
  • CREAMnounDutch25 findersThe butterfat or milkfat part of milk which rises to the top; this part when separated from the remainder.
  • CREAMYadjectiveMiddle English21 findersContaining cream.
  • CREASEnounMiddle English7 findersA line or mark made by folding or doubling any pliable substance; hence, a similar mark, however produced.
  • CREATEverbOld English16 findersTo bring into existence;
  • CREATORnounOld English1 finderSomething or someone which creates or makes something.
  • CREEKnounMiddle Dutch12 findersA small inlet, often saltwater, leading to the sea or to the main channel of a river, especially a river estuary.
  • CREEPINGverbProto-Germanic22 finderspresent participle and gerund of creep
  • CRESSnounProto-Germanic7 findersA plant of various species, chiefly cruciferous. The leaves have a moderately pungent taste, and are used as a salad and antiscorbutic.
  • CRIMPadjectiveOld English60 findersEasily crumbled; friable; brittle.
  • CRIMPLEverbMiddle English6 findersto crumple, crimp
  • CRINGEverbSwedish55 findersTo cower, flinch, recoil, shrink, or tense, as in disgust, embarrassment, or fear.
  • CRISPYadjectiveMiddle English53 findersHaving a crisp texture; brittle yet tender.
  • CROFTnounScots96 findersAn enclosed piece of land, usually small and arable and used for small-scale food production, and often with a dwelling next to it; in particular, such a piece of land rented to a
  • CROMEnounProto-Germanic9 findersA garden or agricultural implement with three or four tines bent at right angles, resembling a garden fork with bent prongs, and used for breaking up soil, clearing ditches, raking
  • CROSSEnounGerman1 finderA lacrosse stick.
  • CROTCHETnounOld Norse1 finderA musical note one beat long in 4/4 time.
  • CROUTnounGerman10 finderssauerkraut

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