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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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  • NEAPnounNorwegian28 findersThe tongue or pole of a cart or other vehicle drawn by two animals.
  • NEARBYadjectiveMiddle English1 finderAdjacent, near, close by.
  • NEATHprepositionProto-Germanic6 findersBeneath.
  • NEBBISHnounYiddish8 findersOne who is fearful, indecisive and timid, especially in making decisions and plans, in discussions, debates, arguments, and confrontations, and in taking responsibility.
  • NECROPHILIAnounGerman156 findersA pathological attraction to dead bodies.
  • NEEDnounMiddle English14 findersA requirement for something; something needed.
  • NEEDFULadjectiveOld English28 findersNeeded; necessary; mandatory; requisite; indispensable.
  • NEEDFULLYadverbMiddle English2 findersIn a needful manner; necessarily.
  • NEEDLERnounMiddle English5 findersAgent noun of needle (verb). One who needles (someone else).
  • NEEDLYadverbOld English6 findersZealously; carefully; earnestly.
  • NEEDSadverbOld English2 findersEither directly or indirectly preceded or followed by an auxiliary verb, often must: of necessity or need; necessarily, indispensably.
  • NEEDYadjectiveProto-Germanic7 findersIn need; poor.
  • NEIGHnounProto-Germanic42 findersThe cry of a horse.
  • NEIGHBOURnounProto-Germanic8 findersA person living on adjacent or nearby land; a person situated adjacently or nearby; anything (of the same type of thing as the subject) in an adjacent or nearby position.
  • NEIGHBOUREDnounMiddle English5 findersThe state or condition of being a neighbour; neighbourhood; neighbourship.
  • NEISTadjectiveOld English4 findersAlternative form of next.
  • NEITHERdeterminerOld English3 findersNot one of two; not either; not one or the other.
  • NEOPLASMnounGerman65 findersAn abnormal new growth of disorganized tissue in animals or plants.
  • NESSnounOld Norse1 finderA promontory; a cape or headland. (Frequently used as a suffix in placenames.)
  • NESTLEverbGerman14 findersTo settle oneself comfortably and snugly.
  • NETHERMOSTadjectiveMiddle English1 finderFarthest down; lowest.
  • NETTERnounMiddle English1 finderOne who nets (in any sense), or who uses a net.
  • NETTLEnounProto-Germanic10 findersAny plant whose foliage is covered with stinging, mildly poisonous hairs, causing an instant rash. Especially, most species of herb genus Urtica, stinging nettles: Most, but not al
  • NEUTROPHILadjectiveGerman68 findersOf a cell: being more easily or more fully stained by neutral dyes than by acidic or alkaline (basic) ones.
  • NEVERadverbOld English31 findersAt no time; on no occasion; in no circumstance.
  • NEWCOMEadjectiveOld English1 finderJust arrived; lately come.
  • NEWCOMERnounMiddle English4 findersOne who has recently come to a community; a recent arrival.
  • NEWERadjectiveProto-Germanic6 finderscomparative form of new: more new, more recent.
  • NEWLYadverbOld English8 findersVery recently/lately; in the immediate past.
  • NEWSnounMiddle English33 findersNew information of interest.
  • NEWTnounOld English55 findersA small lizard-like amphibian in the subfamily Pleurodelinae that lives in the water as an adult.
  • NEXTadjectiveProto-Germanic4 findersNearest in place or position, having nothing similar intervening; adjoining.
  • NEXTSadjectiveProto-Germanic1 finderNearest in place or position, having nothing similar intervening; adjoining.
  • NICELYadverbMiddle English6 findersFastidiously; carefully.
  • NICKnounSwedish6 findersA small cut in a surface. A particular place or point considered as marked by a nick; the exact point or critical moment.
  • NICKELnounSwedish19 findersA silvery elemental metal with an atomic number of 28 and symbol Ni.
  • NICKUMnounScots1 finderA mischievous person; a scallywag.
  • NIGGARDadjectiveNorwegian2 findersSparing; stinting; parsimonious.
  • NIGGLEnounOld English4 findersA minor complaint or problem.
  • NIGHTLYadjectiveOld English33 findersHappening or appearing in the night; night-time; nocturnal.
  • NIGHTMAREnounOld English40 findersA very unpleasant or frightening dream.
  • NIGHTSadverbOld English5 findersAt night (during night-time, especially on a regular basis).
  • NIGHTTIMEnounMiddle English1 finderThe hours of darkness between sunset and sunrise; the night.
  • NILLverbOld English2 findersTo be unwilling; will not (+ infinitive).
  • NIMBLEadjectiveOld English35 findersAdept at taking or grasping.
  • NINTHadjectiveProto-Germanic3 findersThe ordinal form of the number nine.
  • NISHpronounYiddish3 findersNothing.
  • NITWITnounYiddish3 findersA scatterbrained or stupid person.
  • NOBLYadverbMiddle English11 findersIn a noble manner.
  • NOBODYpronounMiddle English19 findersNot any person; the logical negation of somebody.
  • NOCKnounMiddle Dutch18 findersEither of the two grooves in a bow that hold the bowstring.
  • NOODLEnounGerman14 findersA string or flat strip of pasta or other dough, usually cooked (at least initially) by boiling, and served in soup or in a dry form mixed with a sauce and other ingredients.
  • NOOKnounOld Norse16 findersA small corner formed by two walls; an alcove.
  • NOOKIEnounDutch7 findersSex or other sexual activity, especially if illicit.
  • NORTHEASTnounOld English1 finderThe intercardinal compass point halfway between north and east; specifically at a bearing of 45°.
  • NORTHMOSTadjectiveOld English1 finderFurthest to the north; most northern.
  • NOSELITEnounGerman1 finderA rare fluorescent isometric feldspathoid mineral.
  • NOSHnounGerman56 findersFood.
  • NOSTRILnounOld English24 findersEither of the two orifices located on the nose (or on the beak of a bird); used as a passage for air and other gases to travel the nasal passages.
  • NOTABLEadjectiveOld English29 findersWorthy of note; remarkable; memorable; noted or distinguished.
  • NOTABLYadverbMiddle English10 findersAs a pointed example; in a notable manner.
  • NOTARIALadjectiveMiddle English11 findersPertaining to a notary or notaries.
  • NOTHERpronounOld English13 findersNeither.
  • NOUGHTnounOld English114 findersA thing or person of no worth or value; nil.
  • NOULDverbOld English2 findersWould not.
  • NOWAYadverbMiddle English4 findersIn no manner or degree; not at all; nowise; no way.
  • NOWHEREadverbOld English9 findersIn no place.
  • NOWISEadverbMiddle English10 finders(In) no way, (in) no manner; not at all.
  • NOYOUSadjectiveMiddle English2 findersTroublesome; harmful, injurious.
  • NUBBLEnounGerman7 findersAlternative spelling of knubble (“small knob or lump”).
  • NUMPTYnounScots69 findersAn idiot, dolt or fool.
  • NUTHATCHnounMiddle English27 findersAny of various small passerine birds from the genus Sitta, found throughout the northern hemisphere and noted for their unusual proclivity for climbing down trees head first.
  • NUTTERnounMiddle English17 findersA person who gathers nuts.
  • OAKENadjectiveProto-Germanic76 findersMade from the wood of the oak tree. Also in metaphorical uses, suggesting robustness.
  • OATENadjectiveMiddle English7 findersOf, pertaining to, or made of oats.
  • OATHnounProto-Germanic17 findersA solemn pledge or promise that invokes a deity, a ruler, or another entity (not necessarily present) to attest the truth of a statement or sincerity of one's desire to fulfill a c
  • OATMEALnounMiddle English21 findersMeal made from rolled or round oats.
  • OCKERnounProto-Germanic1 finderInterest on money; usury; increase.
  • ODALnounIcelandic4 findersAmong the early and medieval Teutonic peoples, especially Scandinavians, the heritable land held by the various odalmen constituting a family or kindred of freeborn tribesmen.
  • ODDLYadverbMiddle English4 findersIn a peculiar manner; strangely; unusually.
  • OERSTEDnounDanish11 findersThe CGS unit of magnetizing field (symbol Oe), defined as 1000/4π (≈79.5774715) amperes per meter of flux path.
  • OFFALnounMiddle English20 findersThe internal organs of an animal (entrails or innards), used as food.
  • OFFCUTverbMiddle English2 findersTo cut off.
  • OFLAGnounGerman1 finderA German prisoner-of-war camp for officers only.
  • OFTENadverbProto-Germanic13 findersFrequently; many times on different occasions.
  • OFTENTIMESadverbMiddle English1 finderFrequently; often.
  • OGLEverbDutch93 findersTo stare at (someone or something), especially impertinently, amorously, or covetously.
  • OILERnounMiddle English12 findersOne who or that which oils. An assistant in the engine room of a ship, senior only to a wiper, mainly responsible for keeping machinery lubricated. Any of various automatic devices
  • OILYadjectiveMiddle English18 findersCovered with or containing oil.
  • OLDENadjectiveOld Norse11 findersFrom or relating to a previous era.
  • OLIVENITEnounGerman1 finderAn orthorhombic copper arsenate mineral with the chemical formula Cu2AsO4OH.
  • ONCEadverbOld English15 findersOne and only one time.
  • ONEFOLDadjectiveProto-Germanic3 findersConstituting or being indicative of a single aspect or theme.
  • ONIONnounOld English7 findersA monocotyledonous plant (Allium cepa), allied to garlic, used as vegetable and spice.
  • ONLAYverbMiddle English1 finderTo lay or place something on a surface.
  • ONLYadjectiveProto-Germanic11 findersAlone in a category.
  • ONSLAUGHTnounMiddle Dutch65 findersA fierce attack.
  • OOFIERadjectiveYiddish2 findersHaving lots of money rich, wealthy.
  • OOFIESTadjectiveYiddish5 findersHaving lots of money rich, wealthy.
  • OOFTISHnounYiddish5 findersMoney.

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