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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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  • FROMprepositionProto-Germanic18 findersUsed to indicate source or provenance.
  • FROSTYadjectiveGerman33 findersCold, chilly; icy.
  • FROTHnounOld English37 findersFoam.
  • FROWARDadjectiveMiddle English3 findersDisobedient, contrary, unmanageable; difficult to deal with; with an evil disposition.
  • FROWARDLYadverbMiddle English1 finderin a froward manner
  • FROWNnounMiddle English63 findersA wrinkling of the forehead with the eyebrows brought together, typically indicating displeasure, severity, or concentration.
  • FROZENadjectiveMiddle English32 findersHaving undergone the process of freezing; in ice form.
  • FRUITFULadjectiveMiddle English31 findersFavourable to the growth of fruit or useful vegetation; not barren.
  • FRUITLESSadjectiveMiddle English5 findersBearing no fruit; barren.
  • FRUMPnounMiddle Dutch85 findersA frumpy person, somebody who is unattractive, drab or dowdy.
  • FRUMPLEverbDutch8 findersTo wrinkle; crumple; ruffle; disorder.
  • FRUMPYadjectiveMiddle English220 findersDowdy, unkempt, or unfashionable.
  • FUCHSIAnounGerman107 findersA popular garden plant, of the genus Fuchsia, of the Onagraceae family, shrubs with red, pink or purple flowers.
  • FUCHSINEnounGerman8 findersA dye (rosaniline hydrochloride, C20H19N3·HCl) usually a deep red or magenta colour.
  • FUCHSITEnounGerman11 findersA green variety of muscovite
  • FUDDLEverbGerman8 findersTo confuse or befuddle.
  • FUGLEMANnounGerman18 findersThe member of a military group who leads the way or demonstrates drill; hence, someone who keeps the beat or timing, and/or demonstrates motions in other contexts.
  • FULFILMENTnounOld English12 findersThe act of fulfilling or the state or quality of being fulfilled; consummation; completion; realization.
  • FULLINGnounMiddle English4 findersBaptism.
  • FULLNESSnounOld English4 findersBeing full; completeness.
  • FULLYadverbOld English7 findersIn a full manner; without lack or defect; completely, entirely.
  • FULMARnounOld Norse36 findersEither of two species of pelagic seabird in the genus Fulmarus, Fulmarus glacialis and F. glacialoides, which breed on cliffs.
  • FULSOMEadjectiveMiddle English645 findersOffensive to good taste, tactless, overzealous, excessive.
  • FULSOMELYadverbMiddle English5 findersIn a fulsome manner
  • FUNGOnounScots21 findersA fielding practice drill where a person hits fly balls intended to be caught.
  • FUNKIAnounGerman1 finderAny of the plants of the genus Funkia (now Hosta).
  • FURBISHverbFrankish32 findersTo polish or burnish.
  • FURIOUSLYadverbMiddle English71 findersIn a furious manner; angrily.
  • FURLOUGHnounDanish76 findersA leave of absence or vacation. Especially one granted to a member of the armed forces, or to a prisoner. Especially one granted to a missionary.
  • FURTHprepositionScots11 findersout or outside
  • FURTIVELYadverbMiddle English220 findersIn a furtive manner.
  • FURZEnounOld English33 findersA thorny evergreen shrub, with yellow flowers, Ulex gen. et spp., of which Ulex europaeus is particularly common upon the plains and hills of Great Britain and Ireland.
  • FUSSnounMiddle Low German1 finderExcessive activity, worry, bother, or talk about something.
  • FUSTYadjectiveMiddle English238 findersMoldy or musty.
  • FUTTOCKnounNorwegian17 findersAny of the curved rib-like timbers that form the frame of a wooden ship.
  • FUTUROLOGYnounGerman7 findersThe scientific forecasting of future trends in science, technology or society
  • FUTZnounGerman33 findersAn objectionable woman.
  • FYKEnounMiddle Dutch21 findersA type of fish-trap consisting of tubular nets that are supported by hoops.
  • FYLFOTnounMiddle English1 finderA swastika, especially one with the arms bent in an anticlockwise direction.
  • FYNBOSnounAfrikaans16 findersVegetation unique to the Cape Floral Kingdom, largely scrub, exceptionally biodiverse, including particularly large numbers of species of Proteaceae, Restionaceae, and Ericaceae.
  • FYRDnounOld English38 findersIn early Anglo-Saxon times, an army that was mobilized from freemen to defend their shire, or from select representatives to join a royal expedition.
  • GABARDINEnounGerman49 findersA type of woolen cloth with a diagonal ribbed texture on one side.
  • GABERLUNZIEnounScots3 findersA licensed beggar.
  • GABLEnounOld Norse26 findersThe triangular area at the peak of an external wall adjacent to, and terminating, two sloped roof surfaces (pitches).
  • GADFLYnounProto-Germanic155 findersAny dipterous (“two-winged”) insect or fly of the family Oestridae (commonly known as a botfly) or Tabanidae (horsefly), noted for irritating animals by buzzing about them, and bit
  • GADOLINIUMnounSwedish69 findersA chemical element (symbol Gd) with atomic number 64: a ductile silvery-white metal. An atom of this element.
  • GADROONnounDutch9 findersAny of a series of raised decorative curves used as adornments on the necks of vases, silverware, etc.
  • GAHNITEnounSwedish1 finderA rare mineral ZnAl2O4 in the spinel group.
  • GAINLYadverbMiddle English39 findersSuitably; fitly; conveniently; readily.
  • GAINSAYverbMiddle English79 findersTo say something in contradiction to.
  • GAINSAYERnounMiddle English22 findersOne who contradicts or denies what is alleged; an opposer.
  • GAITnounProto-Germanic238 findersA manner of walking or stepping; a bearing or carriage while moving on legs.
  • GAITERnounProto-Germanic47 findersA covering of cloth or leather for the ankle and instep.
  • GALAadjectiveFrankish15 findersCelebratory; festive.
  • GALLnounProto-Germanic2 findersImpudence or brazenness; temerity; chutzpah.
  • GAMBESONnounProto-Germanic105 findersA defensive garment formerly in use for the body, made of cloth stuffed and quilted, often worn as padding under armor.
  • GAMBLEnounOld English54 findersA bet or wager.
  • GAMELYadjectiveGerman21 findersSportive; lively; joyful.
  • GAMERnounMiddle English54 findersA person who plays any kind of game.
  • GANGERnounOld English8 findersOne who or that which walks or goes; a goer; a walker.
  • GANGRELnounMiddle English12 findersA tramp, vagrant, vagabond.
  • GAPERnounMiddle English15 findersOne who gapes; a starer.
  • GARBnounProto-Germanic45 findersFashion, style of dressing oneself up.
  • GARBESnounProto-Germanic1 finderFashion, style of dressing oneself up.
  • GARDENnounProto-Germanic43 findersAn outdoor area containing one or more types of plants, usually plants grown for food or ornamental purposes.
  • GARFISHnounMiddle English27 findersAny fish of the needlefish family Belonidae, with a long narrow body and needle-shaped jaws, especially the European species Belone belone.
  • GARLANDnounProto-Germanic14 findersA circular or linear decoration, especially one of plaited flowers or leaves, worn on the body or draped as a decoration.
  • GARLICnounOld English30 findersA plant, Allium sativum, related to the onion, having a pungent bulb much used in cooking.
  • GARMENTnounFrankish19 findersA single article of clothing.
  • GARNnounProto-Germanic6 findersYarn (twisted fibers for weaving) or worsted (woolen yarn).
  • GARNITUREnounFrankish1 finderSomething that garnishes; a decoration, adornment or embellishment
  • GARRISONnounGerman3 findersA permanent military post.
  • GARTHnounOld English19 findersA grassy quadrangle surrounded by cloisters.
  • GASPverbDanish18 findersTo draw in the breath suddenly, as if from a shock.
  • GASTverbProto-Germanic32 findersTo frighten.
  • GATEnounProto-Germanic26 findersA doorlike structure outside a house.
  • GATVOLadjectiveAfrikaans2 findersCompletely fed up; very upset.
  • GAUCHEadjectiveProto-Germanic340 findersAwkward or lacking in social graces; bumbling; apt to make gaffes.
  • GAUDnounMiddle English26 findersA cheap showy trinket
  • GAUDYadjectiveMiddle Dutch142 findersVery showy or ornamented, now especially when excessive, or in a tasteless or vulgar manner.
  • GAUFFERverbGerman3 findersTo plait, crimp, or flute
  • GAULEITERnounGerman2 findersAn official in charge of a district of the Nazi Party (after 1933 increasingly adopting state functions).
  • GAUNTadjectiveMiddle English202 findersAngular, bony, and lean.
  • GAUNTLETnounProto-Germanic10 findersProtective armor for the hands, formerly thrown down as a challenge to combat.
  • GAUNTSadjectiveMiddle English15 findersAngular, bony, and lean.
  • GAUSSnounGerman2 findersThe unit of magnetic field strength in CGS systems of units, equal to 0.0001 tesla.
  • GAVEverbOld English6 finderssimple past of give
  • GAVELnounProto-Germanic83 findersRent.
  • GAVELKINDnounMiddle English9 findersa system of inheritance associated with the county of Kent in England whereby, at the death of a tenant, intestate estate is divided equally among all his sons; also, a similar sys
  • GAVELOCKnounOld English4 findersA spear or dart.
  • GAWKnounProto-Germanic99 findersA cuckoo; any gawky bird.
  • GAZEverbSwedish17 findersTo stare intently or earnestly.
  • GAZUMPverbYiddish5 findersTo swindle; to extort.
  • GEARnounProto-Germanic16 findersEquipment or paraphernalia, especially that used for an athletic endeavor.
  • GECKnounGerman7 findersFool; idiot; imbecile.
  • GEEKnounGerman12 findersA carnival performer specializing in bizarre and unappetizing behavior.
  • GEESTnounProto-Germanic1 finderA type of slightly raised landscape, with sandy and gravelly soils, that occurs in the plains of Northern Germany, the Northern Netherlands and Denmark.
  • GEFILTEnounYiddish100 findersEllipsis of gefilte fish.
  • GEISTnounGerman187 findersA ghost, an apparition.
  • GELANDEnounGerman1 finderterrain, area.

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