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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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  • GELDnounDanish93 findersMoney. A payment. In particular, (money paid as) a medieval form of land tax.
  • GELDERnounMiddle English24 findersOne who gelds or castrates.
  • GELDINGnounOld Norse2 findersA castrated male horse.
  • GEMEINSCHAFTnounGerman19 findersAn association or group of individuals sharing common beliefs, attitudes, and tastes; a fellowship.
  • GEMOTnounOld English7 findersA (legislative or judicial) assembly in Anglo-Saxon England.
  • GEMSBOKnounGerman11 findersA large African antelope (Oryx gazella).
  • GEMSHORNnounGerman7 findersAn instrument of the ocarina family, historically made from the horn of a chamois, goat, or other animal.
  • GEMSTONEnounOld English41 findersA gem, usually made of minerals.
  • GEMUTLICHadjectiveGerman6 findersAlternative spelling of gemütlich.
  • GENEnounDanish8 findersA theoretical unit of heredity of living organisms which may take several values and (in principle) predetermines a precise trait of an organism's form (phenotype), such as hair co
  • GENERATIVEadjectiveMiddle English1 finderHaving the power of generating, propagating, originating, or producing.
  • GENEVAnounDutch4 findersGin, especially jenever.
  • GENEVASnounDutch3 findersGin, especially jenever.
  • GENOMnounGerman11 findersDated form of genome.
  • GENOMEnounGerman160 findersThe complete genetic information (either DNA or, in some viruses, RNA) of an organism.
  • GENTLYadverbMiddle English19 findersIn a manner characterized by gentleness Without strong force or quickness: softly, lightly. In a gentle manner; to a gentle degree. Quietly: without much noise or motion.
  • GEOGNOSIESnounGerman1 finderThe geological study of the Earth's structure and composition.
  • GEOGNOSYnounGerman1 finderThe geological study of the Earth's structure and composition.
  • GEOIDnounGerman18 findersThe shape, extending through landmasses (continents, etc.), that the surface of the oceans of the Earth would take under the influence of the Earth's gravity and rotation alone, di
  • GEOMANCERnounMiddle English32 findersA person who practices geomancy.
  • GEOPOLITICSnounSwedish42 findersThe study of the effects of geography (especially economic geography) on politics and international relations, usually referring to countries and relations between them.
  • GERMANEadjectiveGerman59 findersRelated to a topic of discussion or consideration.
  • GERMANELYadverbGerman11 findersIn a manner that is germane, relevantly.
  • GERMANICadjectiveGerman70 findersOf or containing germanium.
  • GERMANITEnounGerman1 finderAn isometric-hextetrahedral pinkish gray mineral containing copper, germanium, iron, and sulfur.
  • GERTadjectiveMiddle English15 findersbig
  • GESTALTnounGerman35 findersA collection of physical, biological, psychological or symbolic elements that creates a whole, unified concept or pattern which is other than the sum of its parts due to the relati
  • GESUNDHEITinterjectionOld English63 findersSaid to someone who has just sneezed.
  • GEYSERnounOld Norse532 findersA boiling natural spring which throws forth jets of water, mud, etc., at frequent intervals, driven upwards by the expansive power of steam.
  • GHASTverbOld English293 findersAlternative form of gast.
  • GHASTFULadjectiveMiddle English6 findersCausing fear; terrifying.
  • GHASTLYadjectiveOld English492 findersLike a ghost in appearance; death-like; pale; pallid; dismal.
  • GHERKINnounMiddle Low German79 findersA small cucumber, often pickled whole.
  • GHOSTnounMiddle Dutch137 findersA disembodied soul; a soul or spirit of a deceased person; a spirit appearing after death.
  • GHOSTLYadjectiveGerman197 findersOf or pertaining to ghosts or spirits.
  • GHYLLnounProto-Germanic6 findersA ravine.
  • GIBBOUSadjectiveDutch2 findersCurved or bulged outward.
  • GIBELnounGerman3 findersPrussian carp (Carassius gibelio).
  • GIDDYadjectiveGerman3 findersFeeling a sense of spinning in the head, causing a perception of unsteadiness and being about to fall down; dizzy.
  • GIFTnounProto-Germanic13 findersSomething given to another voluntarily, without charge.
  • GILDverbProto-Germanic50 findersTo cover with a thin layer of gold; to cover with gold leaf.
  • GILDENadjectiveProto-Germanic20 findersGolden; made of gold.
  • GILLIEnounOld Norse4 findersA male attendant of a Scottish Highland chief.
  • GIMLETnounMiddle Low German141 findersA small screw-tipped tool for boring holes.
  • GINGnounProto-Germanic2 findersA company; troop; a gang.
  • GIRDLEnounProto-Germanic55 findersThat which girds, encircles, or encloses; a circumference.
  • GIRLnounGerman11 findersA female child.
  • GIRNverbMiddle English12 findersTo grimace; to snarl.
  • GIVERnounMiddle English13 findersOne who gives; a donor or contributor.
  • GLADEnounOld Norse52 findersAn open passage through a wood; a grassy open or cleared space in a forest.
  • GLADSOMEadjectiveMiddle English15 findersMarked by joy or gladness; happy, joyous, or light-hearted.
  • GLAIKITadjectiveScots29 findersSenseless; silly, foolish.
  • GLAIVEnounSwedish246 findersA light lance with a long, sharp-pointed head.
  • GLANCEverbMiddle English12 findersTo turn (one's eyes or look) at something, often briefly. To look briefly at (something). To cause (light) to gleam or sparkle. To cause (something) to move obliquely. To hit (a ba
  • GLAREnounGerman24 findersAn intense, blinding light.
  • GLAUMverbProto-Germanic5 findersTo grasp or snatch (at), usually feebly or ineffectually; to grope (at) with the hands, as in the dark.
  • GLAURnounScots22 findersMud, slime, mire.
  • GLAURSnounScots7 findersMud, slime, mire.
  • GLAZEnounProto-Germanic10 findersThe vitreous coating of pottery or porcelain; anything used as a coating or color in glazing.
  • GLAZENadjectiveGerman6 findersMade or consisting of glass.
  • GLAZERnounMiddle English14 findersOne who applies glaze, as in pottery, etc.; one who gives a glasslike or glossy surface to anything; a calenderer or smoother of cloth, paper, etc.
  • GLAZIERnounMiddle English42 findersOne who glazes: a craftsman who works with glass, fitting windows, etc.
  • GLEANERnounMiddle English27 findersOne who gleans.
  • GLEDEnounSwedish15 findersAny of several birds of prey, especially a kite, Milvus milvus.
  • GLEEKnounMiddle Dutch119 findersA once-popular game of cards played by three people.
  • GLEEMANnounOld English7 findersA professional singer, bard, or other entertainer.
  • GLIBadjectiveDutch251 findersHaving a ready flow of words but lacking thought or understanding; superficial; shallow.
  • GLIDERnounMiddle English31 findersOne who glides.
  • GLIMEverbProto-Germanic7 findersTo glance (at); to look sideways.
  • GLISTENverbProto-Germanic135 findersTo reflect light with a glittering luster; to sparkle, coruscate, glint or flash.
  • GLITCHnounGerman34 findersA problem affecting function.
  • GLITZnounGerman10 findersGarish, brilliant showiness.
  • GLITZEDnounGerman2 findersGarish, brilliant showiness.
  • GLOAMINGnounOld English29 findersTwilight, as at early morning (dawn) or (especially) early evening; dusk.
  • GLOATverbSwedish41 findersTo exhibit a conspicuous (sometimes malevolent) pleasure or sense of self-satisfaction, often at an adversary's misfortune.
  • GLOMverbGerman127 findersTo take.
  • GLOOMnounScots24 findersDarkness, dimness, or obscurity.
  • GLOUTnounScots29 findersA sulky look.
  • GLOVERnounMiddle English29 findersA person who makes or sells gloves.
  • GLOWERverbMiddle English261 findersTo look or stare with anger.
  • GLUERnounMiddle English15 findersOne who glues.
  • GLUEYadjectiveMiddle English66 findersViscous and adhesive, as glue.
  • GLUHWEINnounGerman19 findersA type of mulled wine from German-speaking countries made from red wine with cinnamon and other herbs and spices.
  • GLUISHadjectiveMiddle English7 findersSomewhat gluey.
  • GLUMadjectiveMiddle Low German117 findersDespondent; moody; sullen.
  • GLUNCHverbScots6 findersTo look sullen or glum; to frown
  • GLUNCHEDverbScots4 findersTo look sullen or glum; to frown
  • GLUNCHESverbScots4 findersTo look sullen or glum; to frown
  • GLUTTONadjectiveOld Norse7 findersGluttonous; greedy; gormandizing.
  • GNARverbOld English58 findersTo snarl or growl.
  • GNASHverbGerman153 findersTo grind (one's teeth) in pain or in anger.
  • GNEISSnounGerman41 findersA common and widely-distributed metamorphic rock having bands or veins, but not schistose.
  • GOATnounProto-Germanic48 findersAny ruminant of the genus Capra. The meat of these animals.
  • GOATHERDnounOld English33 findersA person who herds, tends goats.
  • GOATSKINnounMiddle English4 findersThe skin of a goat, especially when cured and used as a material for clothing, tents, etc.
  • GODDESSnounMiddle English1 finderA female deity.
  • GODETnounDutch18 findersA drinking cup.
  • GODFATHERnounOld English16 findersA man present at the christening of a baby who promises to help raise the child in a Christian manner; a male godparent who sponsors the baptism of a child.
  • GODMOTHERnounOld English33 findersA woman present at the christening of a baby who promises to help raise the child in a Christian manner; a female godparent who sponsors the baptism of a child.
  • GODWITnounMiddle English19 findersAny of four species of long-billed migratory wading birds in the genus Limosa, of the family Scolopacidae.

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