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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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  • PINSCHERnounGerman9 findersAny of several breeds of dog.
  • PIPERnounMiddle English1 finderA musician who plays a pipe.
  • PIRNnounProto-Germanic8 findersA cone-shaped spool or bobbin on which thread or yarn is wound, used most often for weaving.
  • PISHinterjectionScots102 findersExpressing disdain.
  • PISHERnounYiddish22 findersSomebody who is inept at a task or new to a job.
  • PISMIREnounMiddle English18 findersAn ant.
  • PITCHBLENDEnounGerman8 findersNaturally-occurring uranium oxide, a variety of the mineral uraninite.
  • PITCHFORKnounMiddle English12 findersAn agricultural hand tool comprising a fork with sparse, light tines, attached to a long handle, used for pitching hay (especially loose hay) high up onto a stack (as on a wagon or
  • PITCHYadjectiveMiddle English62 findersOf, pertaining to, or resembling pitch.
  • PITEOUSLYadverbMiddle English47 findersIn a piteous manner; pathetically; plaintively.
  • PITHnounProto-Germanic188 findersThe soft, spongy substance inside plant parts; specifically, the parenchyma in the centre of the roots and stems of many plants and trees.
  • PITHYadjectiveMiddle English497 findersConcise and meaningful.
  • PITIFULadjectiveMiddle English136 findersSo appalling or sad that one feels or should feel sorry for it; eliciting pity.
  • PITIFULLYadverbMiddle English58 findersIn a pitiful manner.
  • PITILESSadjectiveMiddle English1 finderHaving, or showing, no pity; merciless, ruthless.
  • PIXIEnounSwedish71 findersA playful sprite or elflike or fairy-like creature.
  • PLAASnounAfrikaans2 findersA farm.
  • PLACARDnounProto-Germanic43 findersA sheet of paper or cardboard with a written or printed announcement on one side for display in a public place.
  • PLACATIVEadjectiveGerman29 findersThat placates; pacifying.
  • PLACKnounMiddle Dutch35 findersA coin used in the Netherlands in the 15th and 16th centuries.
  • PLACODERMnounGerman6 findersA member of an extinct paraphyletic class (†Placodermi) of jawed fish with armored heads and thoraces; the group lived during the Silurian and Devonian periods.
  • PLAITnounOld English221 findersA flat fold; a doubling, as of cloth; a pleat.
  • PLANERnounMiddle English11 findersA tool which smooths a surface or makes one surface of a workpiece parallel to the tool's bed.
  • PLANTAGEnounDutch9 findersPlants, vegetation; specifically, the planting or cultivation of plants.
  • PLANTEDverbOld English16 finderssimple past and past participle of plant
  • PLAQUEnounSwedish53 findersAny flat, thin piece of clay, ivory, metal, etc., used for ornament, or for painting pictures upon, as a dish, plate, slab, etc., hung upon a wall; also, a smaller decoration worn
  • PLASHnounGerman28 findersA small pool of standing water; a marshy pond; also, a puddle; marshy land; mire.
  • PLAYverbGerman56 findersTo act in a manner such that one has fun; to engage in activities expressly for the purpose of recreation or entertainment.
  • PLAYERnounGerman19 findersOne that plays. One who plays any game or sport.
  • PLAYFULadjectiveMiddle English117 findersEnjoying play; sportive; prone to playing frequently, in the manner of a child or young pet (viz. puppy or kitten).
  • PLAYHOUSEnounOld English16 findersA venue for performing plays.
  • PLAYINGnounMiddle English31 findersAn occasion on which something, such as a song or show, is played.
  • PLEASANTLYadverbMiddle English1 finderIn a pleasant manner; so as to achieve a pleasant result.
  • PLEASEverbOld English25 findersTo make happy or satisfy; to give pleasure to.
  • PLEASEDadjectiveMiddle English18 findersHappy, content.
  • PLEASERnounMiddle English13 findersSomeone or something which pleases.
  • PLEASINGadjectiveMiddle English44 findersAgreeable; giving pleasure, cheer, enjoyment or gratification.
  • PLEDverbMiddle English8 finderssimple past and past participle of plead
  • PLEDGEverbFrankish14 findersTo make a solemn promise (to do something).
  • PLENTIFULadjectiveMiddle English219 findersExisting in large number or ample amount.
  • PLENTYnounProto-Germanic31 findersA more-than-adequate amount; plenitude; a great deal.
  • PLIGHTFULadjectiveMiddle English3 findersFull of risk or danger; risky; dangerous; perilous.
  • PLODnounMiddle English63 findersA slow or labored walk or other motion or activity.
  • PLODGEverbMiddle English8 findersTo wade or splash around especially in the sea, or in puddles or mud.
  • PLOTnounProto-Germanic29 findersThe course of a story, comprising a series of incidents which are gradually unfolded, sometimes by unexpected means.
  • PLOTZverbYiddish12 findersTo flop down wearily.
  • PLOUGHnounProto-Germanic210 findersA device pulled through the ground in order to break it open into furrows for planting.
  • PLOUGHMANnounMiddle English89 findersAlternative spelling of plowman.
  • PLOWMANnounMiddle English14 findersA man who plows land with a plow.
  • PLOWSHAREnounMiddle English104 findersAlternative spelling of ploughshare.
  • PLUCKverbProto-Germanic59 findersTo pull something sharply; to pull something out
  • PLUGnounProto-Germanic12 findersA pronged connecting device which fits into a mating socket, especially an electrical one.
  • PLUMPadjectiveMiddle Low German3 findersHaving a full and rounded shape; chubby, somewhat overweight.
  • PLUNDERverbMiddle Low German123 findersTo pillage, take or destroy all the goods of, by force (as in war); to raid, sack.
  • POEPnounAfrikaans1 finderA fart.
  • POETICALadjectiveMiddle English53 findersSynonym of poetic.
  • POETICALLYadverbMiddle English8 findersIn a poetic manner.
  • POETICALSadjectiveMiddle English8 findersSynonym of poetic.
  • POINTnounOld English19 findersA small dot or mark. Something tiny, as a pinprick; a very small mark.
  • POINTLESSadjectiveMiddle English3 findersHaving no point or sharp tip; terminating squarely or in a rounded end.
  • POISONERnounMiddle English28 findersA person who poisons something or someone.
  • POKALnounGerman2 findersA tall drinking cup.
  • POKEverbProto-Germanic29 findersTo prod or jab with an object such as a finger or a stick.
  • POLDERnounMiddle Dutch32 findersAn area of ground reclaimed from a sea or lake by means of dikes.
  • POLLARDnounMiddle English6 findersA pruned tree; the wood of such trees.
  • POLLOCKnounScots1 finderEither of two lean, white marine food fishes, of the genus Pollachius, in the cod family.
  • POLTERGEISTnounGerman25 findersAn unseen ghost which makes noises and causes disruption, especially by causing physical objects to move or fly about.
  • POLYPLOIDYnounGerman2 findersThe condition of being polyploid or the process of becoming polyploid.
  • PONDnounOld English22 findersAn inland body of standing water, either natural or man-made, that is smaller than a lake.
  • POOCHnounGerman46 findersA dog.
  • POODLEnounGerman39 findersA breed of dog originating in Europe as hunting dogs, and having heavy, curly coat in a solid color; their shoulder height indicates their classification as standard, medium, minia
  • POOKAnounOld English55 findersA fairy that supposedly appears in animal form, often large.
  • POOPverbMiddle English4 findersTo make a short blast on a horn.
  • POORLYadverbMiddle English10 findersIn a poor manner or condition; without plenty, or sufficiency, or suitable provision for comfort.
  • POORTnounAfrikaans1 finderA mountain pass.
  • POOTLEnounGerman21 findersA stroll; a wandering.
  • PORTMANnounOld English18 findersA burgess of a port, especially of one of the Cinque Ports.
  • POSAUNEnounGerman3 finderstrombone
  • POSITIVELYadverbMiddle English52 findersIn a positive manner.
  • POTEverbProto-Germanic12 findersTo push, thrust.
  • POTENTIATEverbGerman8 findersTo endow with power.
  • POTFULnounMiddle English3 findersas much as a pot will hold
  • POTHOLEnounMiddle English3 findersA shallow pit or other edged depression in a road's surface, especially when caused by erosion, weather or traffic.
  • POTHOLINGSnounMiddle English2 findersA shallow pit or other edged depression in a road's surface, especially when caused by erosion, weather or traffic.
  • POTSHERDnounProto-Germanic36 findersA piece of ceramic from pottery, often found on an archaeological site.
  • POUCHnounFrankish86 findersA small bag usually closed with a drawstring.
  • POWERFULadjectiveMiddle English186 findersHaving, or capable of exerting, power or influence.
  • PRADnounDutch7 findersA horse.
  • PRAISEnounMiddle English39 findersCommendation; favourable representation in words.
  • PRANCEverbMiddle English47 findersTo spring forward on the hind legs.
  • PRANKnounSwedish16 findersA practical joke or mischievous trick.
  • PRATTEDnounOld English3 findersAlternative spelling of prat (“trick, prank”).
  • PRATTINGnounOld English1 finderAlternative spelling of prat (“trick, prank”).
  • PREACHINGverbMiddle English20 finderspresent participle and gerund of preach
  • PRECEDINGadjectiveMiddle English6 findersOccurring before or in front of something else, in time, place, rank or sequence.
  • PRECIOUSLYadverbMiddle English97 findersIn a precious manner.
  • PREDIKANTnounDutch3 findersA minister in the Dutch Reformed Church, or allied denomination.
  • PREHNITEnounDutch11 findersA mineral, a basic calcium, aluminium and iron aluminosilicate, which occurs in stalactitic aggregates or curved crystals, Ca2Al2Si3O10(OH)2.
  • PRESENTLYadverbMiddle English17 findersImmediately, at once; quickly.
  • PRETTILYadverbMiddle English8 findersIn a pretty manner.

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