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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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  • ELFINnounOld English184 findersAn elf; an inhabitant of fairy-land.
  • ELOPEverbGerman47 findersOf a married or engaged person, to run away from home with a paramour.
  • ELSEWHEREadverbOld English1 finderSynonym of somewhere else: in, at, or to some other place.
  • ELSINnounOld English3 findersA shoemaker's awl.
  • ELVERnounMiddle English21 findersA young eel.
  • ELVISHadjectiveOld English61 findersOf or having to do with elves; elven.
  • EMBOSSverbProto-Germanic2 findersTo cause (something) to stick out or swell; to extrude; also, to cause (someone or something) to be covered in swellings.
  • EMPATHYnounGerman46 findersIdentification with or understanding of the thoughts, feelings, or emotional state of another person.
  • EMPOLDERverbDutch1 finderTo construct polders in order to drain land
  • ENABLEverbMiddle English5 findersTo make somebody able (to do, or to be, something); to give sufficient ability or power to do or to be; to give strength or ability to.
  • ENAMELnounProto-Germanic24 findersAn opaque, glassy coating baked onto metal or ceramic objects.
  • ENCHAFEverbMiddle English1 finderTo make warm, to heat.
  • ENCHARMverbMiddle English2 findersTo charm.
  • ENDERnounMiddle English3 findersSomething which ends another thing.
  • ENDLESSadjectiveProto-Germanic1 finderHaving no end.
  • ENFOLDverbMiddle English6 findersTo envelop and wrap up something.
  • ENGRAMnounGerman28 findersA postulated physical or biochemical change in neural tissue that represents a memory.
  • ENOWdeterminerMiddle English22 findersArchaic form of enough.
  • ENOWSdeterminerMiddle English2 findersArchaic form of enough.
  • ENRAGEDadjectiveMiddle English35 findersAngered, made furious, made full of rage.
  • ENTHALPYnounDutch40 findersA measure of the heat content of a chemical or physical system.
  • ENTHRALLverbMiddle English4 findersTo hold spellbound.
  • ENTIRELYadverbMiddle English12 findersTo the full or entire extent.
  • ENTRANCEnounOld English4 findersThe action of entering, or going in.
  • ENWRAPverbMiddle English3 findersTo wrap around, surround; to envelop.
  • EORLnounOld English3 findersAn Anglo-Saxon of noble rank; a nobleman ranking above a thane; alderman.
  • EPISTLEnounMiddle English175 findersA literary composition in the form of a letter or series of letters, especially one in verse.
  • EPISTOLARYadjectiveOld English321 findersOf or relating to letters, or the writing of letters.
  • EQUIPverbProto-Germanic25 findersTo supply with something necessary in order to carry out a specific action or task; to provide with (e.g. weapons, provisions, munitions, rigging).
  • ERBIUMnounSwedish53 findersA chemical element (symbol Er) with atomic number 68: a silvery-white metal, in nature always found in combination with other elements. An atom of this element.
  • ERGOTAMINEnounGerman11 findersAn alkaloid, extracted from ergot, that causes constriction of blood vessels and has been used to treat migraine; it is related to lysergic acid.
  • ERLKINGnounDanish7 findersIn German literature and modern folklore, a malicious elf or spirit who preys on children.
  • ERSATZadjectiveGerman88 findersAn inauthentic or inadequate substitute or imitation.
  • ERSTadjectiveGerman30 findersFirst.
  • ESCARPnounProto-Germanic76 findersObsolete spelling of scarp.
  • ESCHEWverbFrankish287 findersTo avoid; to shun, to shy away from.
  • ESCROWnounProto-Germanic55 findersA contractual arrangement whereby money or assets are held in trust by an independent agent by the agreement of the parties, which can only be released to the relevant party once c
  • ESSOINverbGerman2 findersTo excuse for failure to appear in court.
  • ESTERnounGerman43 findersA compound most often formed by the condensation of an alcohol and an acid, with elimination of water, which contains the functional group carbon-oxygen double bond (i.e., carbonyl
  • ESTOCnounGerman49 findersA type of sword used from the 14th to the 17th century, characterized by a long, straight, edgeless, sharply pointed blade designed for penetrating mail or plate.
  • ETCHverbProto-Germanic5 findersTo cut into a surface with an acid or other corrosive substance in order to make a pattern. Best known as a technique for creating printing plates, but also used for decoration on
  • ETHANOLnounGerman48 findersA simple aliphatic alcohol formally derived from ethane by replacing one hydrogen atom with a hydroxyl group: CH3-CH2-OH.
  • ETHYLnounGerman39 findersThe univalent hydrocarbon radical, C2H5, formally derived from ethane by the loss of a hydrogen atom.
  • ETIOLINnounGerman1 finderA yellow pigment in plants grown without sufficient light; a precursor of chlorophyll.
  • EUCAINEnounGerman4 findersA derivative of cocaine used as a local anesthetic in veterinary medicine.
  • EUCHREnounGerman79 findersA trump card game played by four players in two partnerships with a reduced deck of 24 cards.
  • EUPHORBIAnounMiddle English41 findersAny plant of the genus Euphorbia, the spurges.
  • EUPHROEnounDutch3 findersA long wooden slat, with holes for cords, that holds up an awning.
  • EVANGELnounOld English11 findersThe Christian gospel.
  • EVENLYadverbOld English4 findersSo as to form a flat surface.
  • EVENTIDEnounOld English8 findersEvening.
  • EVENTUALadjectiveSwedish70 findersFinally resulting or occurring (after a period of time); inevitable.
  • EVERadverbOld English8 findersAlways, frequently, forever.
  • EVERLASTINGadjectiveMiddle English40 findersLasting or enduring forever; endless, eternal. Chiefly of a deity or other supernatural being: having always existed and will continue to exist forever; eternal. Synonym of sempite
  • EVERYdeterminerOld English7 findersAll of a countable group (considered individually), without exception.
  • EVERYTHINGpronounMiddle English19 findersAll the things under discussion.
  • EVIDENTLYadverbMiddle English28 findersIn a manner which makes the fact or conclusion evident; obviously; as may be clearly inferred.
  • EVILDOERnounMiddle English18 findersA person who performs evil acts.
  • EXPOUNDERnounMiddle English13 findersA person who expounds or explains
  • EYEBROWnounOld English16 findersThe hair that grows over the bone ridge above the eye socket.
  • EYEDadjectiveMiddle English2 findersHaving eyes.
  • EYELIDnounGerman16 findersA thin skin membrane that covers and moves over an eye.
  • EYENnounProto-Germanic3 findersplural of eye
  • EYESIGHTnounMiddle English17 findersVision or the faculty of sight.
  • EYOTnounOld English23 findersA little island, especially in a river or lake.
  • FACTICITYnounGerman2 findersThe quality or state of being a fact.
  • FACTORYnounDutch25 findersA building or other place where manufacturing takes place.
  • FADGEverbMiddle English28 findersTo be suitable (with or to something).
  • FAHLERZnounGerman2 findersfahlband
  • FAINTLYadverbMiddle English37 findersIn a faint manner; very quietly or lightly.
  • FAIRLYadverbMiddle English18 findersIn a fair manner; fair; not biased or skewed or favouring a certain party
  • FAIRNESSnounOld English1 finderThe property of being fair or equitable.
  • FAITHFULadjectiveMiddle English9 findersLoyal; adhering firmly to person or cause.
  • FAITHFULLYadverbMiddle English39 findersIn a faithful manner.
  • FAITHLESSadjectiveMiddle English2 findersLacking faith; lacking belief in something.
  • FAKEadjectiveMiddle Low German39 findersNot real; false, fraudulent.
  • FALDISTORYnounGerman2 findersA movable seat place in the chancel, where the bishop sat.
  • FALSEHOODnounMiddle English62 findersThe property of being false.
  • FALTERnounOld Norse39 findersAn unsteadiness.
  • FANDverbOld English5 finderssimple past of find.
  • FANGnounOld English27 findersA long, pointed canine tooth used for biting and tearing flesh.
  • FANGLEverbOld English33 findersTo fashion, manufacture, invent, or create.
  • FANKnounScots16 findersA pen for enclosing sheep, mainly in the Scottish Highlands.
  • FANKLEverbScots9 findersTo tangle or entangle.
  • FARDELnounMiddle English34 findersA fourth part: a quarter of anything.
  • FARFELnounYiddish3 findersSmall pellet-shaped egg pasta in Ashkenazic Jewish cuisine, made instead out of matzah during Passover.
  • FARLnounOld English15 findersA quarter of a thin oatmeal or flour cake.
  • FARLESnounOld English1 finderA quarter of a thin oatmeal or flour cake.
  • FARMnounIcelandic12 findersA place where agricultural and similar activities take place, especially the growing of crops or the raising of livestock.
  • FARRANDadjectiveProto-Germanic3 findersHaving a specified form or disposition; fashioned.
  • FARTERnounMiddle English2 findersSomeone or something that farts.
  • FARTHINGnounOld Norse197 findersA quarter of any monetary unit or measure.
  • FARTLEKnounSwedish15 findersAn athletic training technique, used especially in running, in which periods of intense effort alternate with periods of less strenuous effort in a continuous workout.
  • FASTENverbGerman24 findersTo attach or connect in a secure manner.
  • FASTLYadverbGerman4 findersIn a secure or firm manner; securely
  • FATEnounOld English116 findersThe presumed cause, force, principle, or divine will that predetermines events.
  • FATHERLYadjectiveProto-Germanic61 findersCharacteristic of what is considered the ideal behaviour pertaining to fatherhood.
  • FATTYadjectiveMiddle English6 findersContaining, composed of, or consisting of fat.
  • FAUGHinterjectionOld Norse50 findersAn exclamation of contempt, or of disgust, especially for a smell.
  • FAULDnounMiddle English31 findersA piece of armor worn below a breastplate to protect the waist and hips.

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