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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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  • LENGTHnounProto-Germanic5 findersThe distance measured along the longest dimension of an object.
  • LENTIGOnounMiddle English9 findersA brown pigmented spot on the skin.
  • LESBIANadjectiveGerman52 findersHomosexual, gay; preferring exclusively women as romantic or sexual partners.
  • LESTconjunctionOld English33 findersFor fear that; that not; in order to prevent something from happening; in case.
  • LESTEDconjunctionOld English3 findersFor fear that; that not; in order to prevent something from happening; in case.
  • LESTINGconjunctionOld English3 findersFor fear that; that not; in order to prevent something from happening; in case.
  • LETTUCEnounOld English3 findersAn edible plant, Lactuca sativa and its close relatives, having a head of green or purple leaves.
  • LEVINnounGerman12 findersLightning; a bolt of lightning; also, a bright flame or light.
  • LEWDLYadverbMiddle English2 findersIn a lewd manner.
  • LIARnounProto-Germanic31 findersSomeone who tells a lie; especially, a person who frequently lies.
  • LICEnounOld English34 findersplural of louse
  • LICKERnounMiddle English7 findersSomeone or something that licks.
  • LIEDnounGerman14 findersAn art song, usually sung solo in German and accompanied on the piano.
  • LIEFadjectiveProto-Germanic74 findersBeloved, dear, agreeable.
  • LIEFLYadverbProto-Germanic1 finderwillingly; gladly
  • LIEFSadjectiveProto-Germanic14 findersBeloved, dear, agreeable.
  • LIEGEnounProto-Germanic85 findersA free and independent person; specifically, a lord paramount; a sovereign.
  • LIEGEMANnounMiddle English6 findersA male vassal (subject of a sovereign or lord).
  • LIERnounMiddle English12 findersA person or thing that lies, in the sense of being horizontal.
  • LIFEGUARDnounDutch13 findersA lifesaver: a rescuer, usually an expert swimmer, employed to save swimmers in trouble or near drowning at a body of water.
  • LIFELESSadjectiveOld English4 findersinanimate; having no life
  • LIFETIMEnounMiddle English8 findersThe duration of the life of someone or something.
  • LIFEWAYnounOld English2 findersOne's path through life; a lifestyle or behaviour, now especially when seen as traditional.
  • LIGHTENverbMiddle English20 findersTo make brighter or clearer; to illuminate.
  • LIGHTFULadjectiveMiddle English1 finderFull of light; bright.
  • LIGHTLYadverbOld English1 finderIn a light manner.
  • LIGHTNESSnounGerman2 findersthe condition of being illuminated
  • LIGHTSOMEadjectiveMiddle English8 findersCharacterised by light; luminous; emitting or manifesting light; radiant.
  • LIKEWISEadverbMiddle English8 findersIn a similar manner.
  • LILTverbMiddle English5 findersTo do something rhythmically, with animation and quickness, usually of music.
  • LIMBnounProto-Germanic7 findersA major appendage of human or animal, used for locomotion (such as an arm, leg or wing).
  • LIMBEDadjectiveMiddle English7 findersHaving limbs.
  • LINCHnounOld English12 findersA ledge, a terrace; a right-angled projection; a lynchet.
  • LINDnounProto-Germanic9 findersThe lime tree, or linden tree.
  • LINDWORMnounGerman13 findersA wingless serpentine dragon having two arms.
  • LINGnounGerman17 findersAny of various codlike saltwater fish often used as food by humans, those of the genus Molva, in the family Lotidae.
  • LINGERverbIcelandic29 findersTo stay or remain in a place or situation, especially as if unwilling to depart or not easily able to do so.
  • LINSEEDnounProto-Germanic39 findersThe seed of the flax plant, which yields linseed oil.
  • LINSTOCKnounDutch2 findersA pointed forked staff, shod with iron at the foot, to hold a lighted match for firing cannon.
  • LIRKverbOld Norse4 findersTo jerk.
  • LISSOMadjectiveMiddle English3 findersFlexible and graceful in movement; lithe.
  • LITHnounProto-Germanic14 findersA limb; any member of the body.
  • LITHENESSnounOld English5 findersThe property of being lithe.
  • LITHESOMEadjectiveMiddle English21 findersCharacterised or marked by litheness; pliant, limber, nimble, lissom.
  • LITTLENESSnounOld English1 finderThe property of being little, smallness.
  • LIVINGverbProto-Germanic16 finderspresent participle of live
  • LOAFERnounScots6 findersAn idle person.
  • LOANWORDnounGerman4 findersA word directly taken into one language from another one.
  • LOATHadjectiveSwedish36 findersAverse, disinclined; reluctant, unwilling. Always followed by a verbal phrase.
  • LOATHEverbProto-Germanic29 findersTo detest, hate, or revile (someone or something).
  • LOATHFULadjectiveMiddle English2 findersFull of loathing; hateful
  • LOATHLYadjectiveOld English2 findersLoathsome; hideous.
  • LOATHSOMEadjectiveGerman51 findersHighly offensive; abominable, sickening.
  • LOBBYnounOld English3 findersAn entryway or reception area; vestibule; passageway; corridor.
  • LOCKETnounOld English24 findersA pendant that opens to reveal a space used for storing a photograph or other small item.
  • LOCKSMITHnounMiddle English33 findersOne who practices locksmithing.
  • LODEnounOld English37 findersA way or path; a road.
  • LODENnounGerman32 findersA thick waterproof cloth used for garments.
  • LODESTARnounMiddle English37 findersA star used as a navigation reference, particularly a pole star such as Polaris.
  • LODESTONEnounMiddle English77 findersThe mineral magnetite.
  • LOESSnounGerman18 findersAny sediment, dominated by silt, of eolian (wind-blown) origin.
  • LOFTnounProto-Germanic17 findersAir, the air; the sky, the heavens.
  • LOFTYadjectiveMiddle English53 findersHigh, tall, having great height or stature.
  • LOGANnounDanish3 findersA rocking or balanced stone.
  • LOGEnounFrankish50 findersA booth or stall.
  • LOGGIAnounFrankish3 findersA roofed, open gallery, usually on an upper level.
  • LOGYadjectiveDutch53 findersSlow to respond or react; lethargic.
  • LOIPEnounNorwegian3 findersA cross-country ski trail.
  • LOITERverbProto-Germanic70 findersTo stand about without any aim or purpose; to stand about idly.
  • LOKSHENnounYiddish2 findersFlat egg noodles from Yiddish cuisine.
  • LONGERadjectiveProto-Germanic10 finderscomparative form of long: more long
  • LONGSHIPnounOld English15 findersA type of naval vessel made by the Vikings.
  • LONGSOMEadjectiveGerman2 findersMarked or characterised by longness or length; lengthy; long-lasting; protracted.
  • LOOFnounProto-Germanic8 findersThe palm of the hand.
  • LOOKverbGerman10 findersTo try to see, to pay attention to with one’s eyes.
  • LOOKINGverbOld English10 finderspresent participle and gerund of look
  • LOOMnounGerman53 findersA utensil; tool; a weapon; an article in general.
  • LOONnounMiddle Low German41 findersA crazy or deranged person; a lunatic.
  • LOOPnounProto-Germanic15 findersA length of thread, line or rope that is doubled over to make an opening.
  • LOOSELYadverbMiddle English11 findersIn a loose manner.
  • LOPEverbOld Norse42 findersTo travel an easy pace with long strides.
  • LORDSHIPnounOld English13 findersThe state or condition of being a lord.
  • LOREnounProto-Germanic35 findersAll the facts and traditions about a particular subject that have been accumulated over time through education or experience.
  • LORELnounMiddle English1 finderA good-for-nothing: a vagabond, waster or losel.
  • LORINGSnounProto-Germanic1 finderAll the facts and traditions about a particular subject that have been accumulated over time through education or experience.
  • LORISnounDutch48 findersAny of several small, slow-moving primates, of the subfamily Lorisinae, found in India and southeast Asia.
  • LOSABLEadjectiveMiddle English1 finderThat can be lost.
  • LOSEverbOld English7 findersTo cease to have (something) in one's possession or capability.
  • LOSELnounMiddle English2 findersA worthless or despicable person, scoundrel.
  • LOSERnounMiddle English16 findersA person who loses; one who fails to win or thrive.
  • LOSHinterjectionScots6 findersExpressing surprise, wonder etc.
  • LOSTverbOld English15 finderssimple past and past participle of lose
  • LOTEverbProto-Germanic5 findersTo lurk; lie hidden
  • LOTTERYnounOld English7 findersA scheme for the distribution of prizes by lot or chance, especially a gaming scheme in which one or more tickets bearing particular numbers draw prizes, the other tickets are blan
  • LOUNDERverbScots5 findersTo beat; to deal a heavy blow; to whack
  • LOUPnounGerman43 findersA mass or ball of iron in a pasty condition, beaten by the trip hammer or rolls.
  • LOUPEDnounGerman10 findersA mass or ball of iron in a pasty condition, beaten by the trip hammer or rolls.
  • LOURverbSwedish38 findersTo frown; to look sullen.
  • LOURESverbSwedish1 finderTo frown; to look sullen.
  • LOURINGverbMiddle English17 finderspresent participle and gerund of lour

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