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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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  • SILVERnounProto-Germanic38 findersA lustrous, white, metallic element, atomic number 47, atomic weight 107.87, symbol Ag.
  • SILVERNadjectiveProto-Germanic5 findersMade of silver; resembling or characteristic of silver; silvery.
  • SILVERYadjectiveMiddle English53 findersResembling silver in color, shiny white.
  • SIMMERverbMiddle English3 findersTo cook or undergo heating slowly at or below the boiling point.
  • SIMPERverbGerman39 findersTo smile in a foolish, frivolous, self-conscious, coy, obsequious, or smug manner.
  • SIMPLYadverbMiddle English15 findersIn a simple way or state; considered in or by itself; without addition; alone.
  • SINCEadverbOld English5 findersFrom a specified time in the past.
  • SINEWIERadjectiveMiddle English6 findersTough; having strong sinews.
  • SINEWYadjectiveMiddle English148 findersTough; having strong sinews.
  • SINFULadjectiveOld English39 findersHaving sinned; guilty of sin.
  • SINGERnounMiddle English26 findersA person who sings, often professionally.
  • SINGLYadverbMiddle English8 findersIn a single or unaccompanied manner; without a companion.
  • SINISTERLYadverbMiddle English1 finderIn a sinister manner.
  • SINKHOLEnounMiddle English40 findersA hole formed in soluble rock by the action of water, serving to conduct surface water to an underground passage.
  • SINNERnounMiddle English2 findersA person who sins or has sinned.
  • SINTERnounGerman41 findersAn alluvial sediment deposited by a mineral spring.
  • SIPEnounOld English14 findersSlit in a tire to drain away surface water and improve traction.
  • SISTERHOODnounMiddle English3 findersThe state, or kinship of being sisters.
  • SITHENconjunctionOld English2 findersFrom or since the time that.
  • SITTENverbOld English1 finderpast participle of sit; alternative form of sat.
  • SITTERnounMiddle English1 finderSomeone who sits, e.g. for a portrait.
  • SITTINGnounMiddle English1 finderA period during which one is seated for a specific purpose.
  • SITZnounGerman17 findersEllipsis of sitz bath.
  • SITZKRIEGnounGerman1 finderWarfare without any military operations or campaigns; a stalemate.
  • SITZMARKnounGerman2 findersAn indentation in the snow made by a fallen skier.
  • SIXFOLDadjectiveOld English10 findersHaving six times as much or as many.
  • SIXTEENnumeralProto-Germanic14 findersThe cardinal number occurring after fifteen and before seventeen, represented in Arabic numerals as 16 and in Roman numerals as XVI.
  • SIXTHadjectiveProto-Germanic7 findersThe ordinal form of the number six.
  • SIXTYnumeralProto-Germanic119 findersThe cardinal number occurring after fifty-nine and before sixty-one, represented in Roman numerals as LX and in Arabic numerals as 60.
  • SJOEinterjectionAfrikaans2 finderswhew; phew; expressing surprise, relief, etc.
  • SKAITHnounScots2 findersAlternative form of scathe (“damage”).
  • SKAITHEDnounScots1 finderAlternative form of scathe (“damage”).
  • SKAITHINGnounScots1 finderAlternative form of scathe (“damage”).
  • SKALDnounOld Norse102 findersA Nordic poet of the Viking Age.
  • SKATEnounFrankish20 findersA runner or blade, usually of steel, with a frame shaped to fit the sole of a shoe, made to be fastened under the foot, and used for gliding on ice.
  • SKAWnounIcelandic16 findersA promontory.
  • SKEELIERadjectiveScots1 finderSkilful.
  • SKEELYadjectiveScots1 finderSkilful.
  • SKEETnounScots131 findersA form of trapshooting using clay targets to simulate birds in flight.
  • SKELLUMnounMiddle Low German1 finderA scoundrel.
  • SKELPverbMiddle English25 findersTo beat or slap with the hand.
  • SKEPnounOld Norse37 findersA basket.
  • SKEWverbNorwegian44 findersTo form or shape in an oblique way; to cause to take an oblique position.
  • SKEWERnounSwedish48 findersA long pin, normally made of metal or wood, used to secure food during cooking.
  • SKIJORINGnounNorwegian3 findersThe winter sport of a person being towed on skis, especially by sled dogs
  • SKIMPverbProto-Germanic48 findersTo mock, deride, scorn, scold, make fun of.
  • SKIRLverbOld Norse45 findersTo make a shrill sound, as of bagpipes.
  • SKITnounOld Norse42 findersA short comic performance done by amateurs.
  • SKITEnounProto-Germanic50 findersA sudden hit or blow; a glancing blow.
  • SKIVEverbProto-Germanic190 findersTo avoid one's lessons or work ; shirk.
  • SKOALinterjectionSwedish18 findersA toast when drinking, roughly equivalent to cheers.
  • SKOLinterjectionSwedish45 findersA drinking-toast; cheers.
  • SKUAnounOld Norse131 findersAny of various predatory seabirds of the genus Stercorarius that often chase other seabirds to steal their catches.
  • SKYFnounProto-Germanic8 findersA cigarette.
  • SKYRnounIcelandic66 findersA yogurt-like product made of curdled milk, curds stored up for food; a thick dairy product unique to Icelandic cuisine.
  • SKYREDnounIcelandic2 findersA yogurt-like product made of curdled milk, curds stored up for food; a thick dairy product unique to Icelandic cuisine.
  • SKYRINGnounIcelandic1 finderA yogurt-like product made of curdled milk, curds stored up for food; a thick dairy product unique to Icelandic cuisine.
  • SLACKnounProto-Germanic13 findersThe part of anything that hangs loose, having no strain upon it.
  • SLACKENverbMiddle English23 findersTo gradually decrease in intensity or tautness; to become slack; to lag.
  • SLADEnounProto-Germanic32 findersA valley, a flat grassy area, a glade.
  • SLAGnounProto-Germanic183 findersWaste material from a mine.
  • SLAKEverbSwedish197 findersTo satisfy (thirst, or other desires).
  • SLALOMnounNorwegian6 findersThe sport of skiing in a zigzag course through gates.
  • SLAMverbOld Norse19 findersTo shut with sudden force so as to produce a shock and noise.
  • SLANGnounSwedish14 findersLanguage outside of conventional usage and in the informal register.
  • SLANTnounProto-Germanic18 findersA slope; an incline, inclination.
  • SLAPnounMiddle English21 findersA blow, especially one given with the open hand, or with something broad and flat.
  • SLATnounProto-Germanic22 findersA thin, narrow strip or bar of wood (lath), metal, or plastic.
  • SLATEnounProto-Germanic49 findersA flake or piece of certain types of stone that tend to cleave into thin layers. A piece of such stone, usually cut into a rectangular shape, used as a tile for flooring, roofing,
  • SLATEDadjectiveMiddle English49 findersscheduled
  • SLATERnounMiddle English21 findersOne who lays slates, or whose occupation is to slate buildings.
  • SLATHERverbGerman33 findersTo spread something thickly on something else; to coat well.
  • SLAUGHTERnounProto-Germanic110 findersThe killing of animals, generally for food.
  • SLAVERverbOld Norse44 findersTo drool saliva from the mouth; to slobber.
  • SLAWnounDutch31 findersColeslaw.
  • SLAYERnounOld English44 findersA killer; a murderer; someone who slays.
  • SLEAVEverbGerman6 findersTo separate, as threads; to divide, as a collection of threads.
  • SLEAZYadjectiveGerman16 findersMarked by low quality; inferior; inadequate.
  • SLEDnounProto-Germanic12 findersA small, light vehicle with runners, used recreationally, mostly by children, for sliding down snow-covered hills; no draft animal pulls it.
  • SLEDEDnounProto-Germanic1 finderA small, light vehicle with runners, used recreationally, mostly by children, for sliding down snow-covered hills; no draft animal pulls it.
  • SLEDGEnounProto-Germanic87 findersA sledgehammer.
  • SLEEKadjectiveDutch17 findersHaving an even, smooth surface; smooth
  • SLEEKITadjectiveScots32 findersSpecious, flattering; cunning.
  • SLEEPverbProto-Germanic22 findersTo rest in a state of reduced consciousness.
  • SLEEPERnounMiddle English2 findersSomeone who sleeps.
  • SLEEPYadjectiveGerman28 findersTired; feeling the need for sleep.
  • SLEETnounDanish28 findersPellets of ice made of mostly-frozen raindrops or refrozen melted snowflakes.
  • SLEEVEDadjectiveOld English1 finderHaving sleeves.
  • SLEIGHnounProto-Germanic89 findersA vehicle, generally pulled by an animal, which moves over snow or ice on runners, used for transporting persons or goods.
  • SLEIGHTnounProto-Germanic98 findersCunning; craft; artful practice.
  • SLEYnounOld English20 findersReed (of a loom).
  • SLIGHTadjectiveProto-Germanic41 findersMinor; small in amount
  • SLIMadjectiveProto-Germanic9 findersSlender; thin. Slender in an attractive way.
  • SLIMYadjectiveOld English39 findersOf or pertaining to slime.
  • SLINGverbOld English21 findersTo throw with a circular or arcing motion.
  • SLINGERnounMiddle English39 findersSomeone who, or something that, slings or uses a sling.
  • SLINTERnounDutch6 findersA scam or deception; fast one.
  • SLIPverbOld English18 findersTo lose one’s traction on a slippery surface; to slide due to a lack of friction.
  • SLIPEDverbOld English3 findersTo lose one’s traction on a slippery surface; to slide due to a lack of friction.
  • SLIPINGverbOld English1 finderTo lose one’s traction on a slippery surface; to slide due to a lack of friction.

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