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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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  • MISLEADERnounMiddle English6 findersOne who leads into error.
  • MISLIEverbMiddle English1 finderTo lie awkwardly, uncomfortably, or amiss.
  • MISLIVEverbOld English1 finderTo lead a wrong, corrupt, or evil life; to live wrongly.
  • MISPICKELnounGerman1 finderThe mineral arsenopyrite
  • MISPROUDadjectiveMiddle English1 finderUnduly or unwarrantably proud or vain; wrongly proud; arrogant; haughty.
  • MISREADverbOld English15 findersTo read wrongly; misconstrue; misinterpret; mistake the sense or significance of.
  • MISRULEnounMiddle English10 findersThe state of being ruled badly; disorder, lawlessness, anarchy.
  • MISTAKEverbOld Norse23 findersTo understand wrongly, taking one thing or person for another.
  • MISTALnounScots1 finderA cowshed.
  • MISTLEnounProto-Germanic59 findersmistletoe
  • MISTLETOEnounOld Norse4 findersAny of numerous hemiparasitic evergreen plants of the order Santalales with white berries that grow in the crowns of apple trees, oaks, and other trees, such as the European mistle
  • MISTRUSTnounMiddle English1 finderLack of trust or confidence; distrust, untrust.
  • MISTYadjectiveGerman76 findersCovered in mist; foggy.
  • MISUNDERSTANDverbMiddle English11 findersTo understand incorrectly, while believing one has understood correctly.
  • MISWRITEverbOld English3 findersTo write incorrectly.
  • MITREDadjectiveMiddle English71 findersWearing an abbot's or bishop's mitre.
  • MIXENnounProto-Germanic4 findersA compost heap or dunghill.
  • MOANnounProto-Germanic21 findersA low, mournful cry of pain, sorrow or pleasure.
  • MOCHIERadjectiveGerman1 finderDamp and hot; muggy, close.
  • MOCHIESTadjectiveGerman2 findersDamp and hot; muggy, close.
  • MODERATELYadverbMiddle English7 findersIn a moderate manner.
  • MOERverbAfrikaans6 findersTo beat; to thrash.
  • MOGGYnounScots6 findersA domestic cat, especially a non-pedigree or unremarkable cat.
  • MOHELnounYiddish38 findersThe person who performs the circumcision in a Jewish bris.
  • MOISTFULadjectiveMiddle English2 findersFull of moisture; moist; moisty.
  • MOLDAVITEnounGerman15 findersA substance formed by meteorite impact, a component of the tektites found across central Europe.
  • MOLDINGnounMiddle English9 findersThe act or process of shaping in or on a mold, or of making molds; the art or occupation of a molder.
  • MOLTENadjectiveProto-Germanic67 findersMelted, especially due to great heat
  • MONEYnounOld English65 findersA generally accepted means of exchange.
  • MONGRELnounProto-Germanic78 findersAnything of mixed kind. A dog with a lineage of two or more breeds.
  • MONISHverbOld English3 findersTo admonish; to warn.
  • MONOCYTEnounGerman35 findersA type of leukocyte (white blood cell) that differentiates into a macrophage.
  • MONOLITHnounGerman102 findersA large, single block of stone which is a natural feature; or a block of stone or other similar material used in architecture and sculpture, especially one carved into a monument i
  • MONTHLYadjectiveProto-Germanic21 findersOccurring every month.
  • MOODIESadjectiveProto-Germanic5 findersGiven to sudden or frequent changes of mind; temperamental.
  • MOODYadjectiveProto-Germanic69 findersGiven to sudden or frequent changes of mind; temperamental.
  • MOONFISHnounDutch14 findersAny of various species of fish of a round appearance in several families: Any member of the species Mene maculata (razor moonfish), sole accepted, extant species of family Menidae,
  • MOONISHadjectiveMiddle English14 findersLike or resembling the moon.
  • MOORHENnounOld English12 findersAny of various medium-sized water birds of the genus Gallinula, of the rail family, that feed in open water margins.
  • MOORLANDnounMiddle English4 findersOpen land that has an acidic peaty soil and is mostly covered with heather or bracken.
  • MOOTINGnounOld English25 findersThe activity of taking part in a moot court.
  • MOPEverbDanish61 findersTo carry oneself in a depressed, lackadaisical manner; to give oneself up to low spirits; to pout, sulk.
  • MOPEDnounSwedish139 findersA lightweight, two-wheeled vehicle equipped with a small motor and pedals, designed to go no faster than some specified speed limit.
  • MORALLYadverbMiddle English1 finderIn terms of morals or ethics.
  • MORASSnounGerman3 findersA tract of soft, wet ground; a marsh; a fen.
  • MORGANATICadjectiveProto-Germanic31 findersDesignating a marriage (or the wife involved) between a man of higher rank and a woman of lower rank, often having various legal repercussions (typically that such a wife has no cl
  • MORGENnounGerman4 findersA unit of measurement of land in the Netherlands and the Dutch colonies and parts of the United States, where it was equivalent to about two acres; and in Denmark, Norway, and Germ
  • MORPHOGENYnounGerman2 findersThe study of the evolution of forms by observing the supposed ontogenic recapitulation of that phylogeny.
  • MORROWnounDutch1 finderThe next or following day.
  • MORTALadjectiveOld English37 findersSusceptible to death by aging, sickness, injury, or wound; not immortal.
  • MORTALLYadverbMiddle English1 finderFatally; in such a way as to cause death.
  • MOSKONFYTnounAfrikaans5 findersA sweet syrup made from grape juice.
  • MOSSYadjectiveMiddle English1 finderCovered in or overgrown with moss.
  • MOSTdeterminerProto-Germanic9 finderssuperlative degree of much.
  • MOTEnounGerman54 findersA small particle; a speck.
  • MOTHEREDadjectiveMiddle English13 findersReceiving the care and attention of a mother.
  • MOTHERLYadjectiveProto-Germanic54 findersBefitting a mother; warm, caring, nurturing, protective, loving.
  • MOTIVATIONnounGerman12 findersWillingness of action especially in behavior.
  • MOTLEYadjectiveOld English80 findersComprising greatly varied elements, to the point of incongruity.
  • MOUEnounFrankish251 findersA pout, especially as expressing mock-annoyance or flirtatiousness.
  • MOUGHTverbOld English18 findersAlternative form of might.
  • MOULDWARPnounProto-Germanic9 findersA mole, Talpa europaea.
  • MOURNverbProto-Germanic79 findersTo express sadness or sorrow for; to grieve over (especially a death).
  • MOUSERnounMiddle English76 findersA cat that catches mice, kept specifically for the purpose.
  • MOUSETRAPnounMiddle English49 findersA device for capturing or killing mice and other rodents.
  • MOUSTACHEnounOld English37 findersA growth of facial hair between the nose and the upper lip.
  • MOUTHFULnounGerman82 findersThe amount that will fit in a mouth.
  • MOWERnounMiddle English29 findersA lawnmower, a machine used to cut grass on lawns.
  • MOWINGverbMiddle English21 finderspresent participle and gerund of mow
  • MOXAnounDutch24 findersA woolly material obtained from the dried leaves of an Asian species of mugwort, such as Artemisia argyi, as used in moxibustion.
  • MUCHNESSnounOld English1 finderLarge size or bulk; bigness; size; magnitude (large or small).
  • MUCKLEnounMiddle English55 findersA great amount.
  • MUCUSnounOld English127 findersA slippery secretion from the lining of the mucous membranes.
  • MUENSTERnounGerman24 findersA kind of soft white cheese.
  • MUESLInounDutch110 findersA breakfast dish based on uncooked rolled oats and fruit.
  • MUFFnounDutch3 findersA piece of fur or cloth, usually open at both ends, used to keep the hands warm.
  • MUFFLEnounProto-Germanic2 findersAnything that mutes or deadens sound.
  • MUGGYadjectiveMiddle English3 findersHumid, or hot and humid.
  • MUGWORTnounProto-Germanic133 findersAny member of the species Artemisia vulgaris of plants native to temperate Eurasia and north Africa, traditionally used medicinally.
  • MULCHnounProto-Germanic104 findersAny material used to cover the top layer of soil to protect, insulate, or decorate it, or to discourage weeds or retain moisture.
  • MUNCHverbMiddle English42 findersTo chew with a grinding, crunching sound, and with the mouth closed.
  • MUNTJACnounDutch15 findersAny of various species of east Asian deer of the genus Muntiacus, having short antlers and a barking call.
  • MURKYadjectiveMiddle English122 findersHard to see through, as a fog or mist.
  • MUSERnounMiddle English11 findersOne who muses.
  • MUSICALLYadverbMiddle English5 findersIn a musical manner.
  • MUSICKERnounMiddle English2 findersA musician.
  • MUSTverbProto-Germanic38 findersTo do as a requirement; indicates that the sentence subject is required as an imperative or directive to execute the sentence predicate, with failure to do so resulting in a failur
  • MUTTERnounMiddle English5 findersA repressed or obscure utterance; an instance of muttering.
  • MYNHEERnounDutch8 findersSir, as a polite form of address to a Dutchman or Afrikaner.
  • MYSELFpronounOld English17 findersMe, as direct or indirect object the speaker as the object of a verb or preposition, when the speaker is also the subject.
  • NAARTJIEnounAfrikaans5 findersCitrus reticulata (mandarin, satsuma, tangerine); a soft, loose-skinned tangerine.
  • NAILERnounMiddle English3 findersOne whose occupation is to make nails; a nail maker.
  • NAKEDLYadverbMiddle English10 findersIn a naked manner; without concealing anything; blatantly or openly.
  • NAMELYadverbMiddle English6 findersSpecifically; that is to say.
  • NAPEnounOld English64 findersThe back part of the neck.
  • NARWHALnounOld Norse130 findersAn Arctic toothed whale (Monodon monoceros) that grows to about 20 feet (6 meters) long, the male having a single horn-like tusk, a twisted, pointed cuspid that projects forward.
  • NASTYadjectiveProto-Germanic21 findersDirty, filthy.
  • NAUGHTpronounOld English128 findersNothing.
  • NAUGHTYadjectiveMiddle English53 findersMischievous; tending to misbehave or act badly (especially of a child).
  • NAZEnounDanish5 findersA promontory or headland.

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