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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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  • SLIPPERnounMiddle English2 findersA low soft shoe that can be slipped on and off easily.
  • SLIPPERYadjectiveProto-Germanic4 findersOf a surface, having low friction, often due to being covered in a non-viscous liquid, and therefore hard to grip, hard to stand on without falling, etc.
  • SLITHERYadjectiveMiddle English25 findersThat slithers; that moves like a snake.
  • SLIVERnounOld English79 findersA long piece cut or rent off; a sharp, slender fragment.
  • SLOBBERnounGerman8 findersLiquid material, generally saliva, that dribbles or drools outward and downward from the mouth.
  • SLOCKENverbOld Norse3 findersTo put out, extinguish (a fire).
  • SLOGnounGerman63 findersA long, tedious walk or march.
  • SLOGANnounOld English14 findersA distinctive phrase of a person or group of people (such as a movement or political party); a motto.
  • SLOOPnounDutch190 findersA single-masted sailboat with only one headsail.
  • SLOOTnounGerman13 findersA ditch.
  • SLOPnounOld English30 findersA loose outer garment; a jacket or overall.
  • SLOTnounOld Norse10 findersA narrow depression, perforation, or aperture; especially, one for the reception of a piece fitting or sliding into it.
  • SLOTHnounProto-Germanic71 findersLaziness; slowness of mind; disinclination to action or labour; a feeling combining indifference and lethargy; a dragging idleness.
  • SLOUCHnounOld Norse66 findersA hanging down of the head; a drooping posture; a limp appearance.
  • SLOUGHnounProto-Germanic749 findersThe skin shed by a snake or other reptile.
  • SLOVENnounMiddle English389 findersA habitually dirty or untidy man or boy; the male equivalent of slattern, or slut.
  • SLOYDnounSwedish9 findersA Scandinavian system of handicraft-based education that emphasizes the importance of practical, hands-on work to develop cognitive and problem-solving skills. In particular, it is
  • SLUBBERverbDanish4 findersTo do (something) hastily, imperfectly, or sloppily. To cover or daub (something) carelessly with a substance; to stain.
  • SLUDGEnounProto-Germanic143 findersSolids separated from suspension in a liquid.
  • SLUFFnounGerman5 findersAlternative spelling of slough (skin shed by a snake or other reptile).
  • SLUGnounIcelandic62 findersAny of many gastropod mollusks, having no (or only a rudimentary) shell.
  • SLUGGARDnounOld Norse3 findersA person who is lazy, stupid, or idle by habit.
  • SLUMBERYadjectiveMiddle English3 findersInclined to sleep; sleepy or sleeping; quiet and slow-paced.
  • SLUMPverbSwedish36 findersTo collapse heavily or helplessly.
  • SLURnounProto-Germanic37 findersAn insult or slight, especially one that is muttered incoherently under one's breath. An extremely derogatory term targeted at a group of people (such as an ethnicity, sexual orien
  • SLURRYnounMiddle English6 findersAny flowable suspension of small particles in liquid.
  • SLUTTISHadjectiveMiddle English4 findersLike a slut; sexually promiscuous.
  • SLYLYadverbMiddle English34 findersIn a sly manner, cunningly.
  • SMALTnounProto-Germanic28 findersA deep blue pigment made from powdered glass mixed with cobalt oxide.
  • SMARTINGadjectiveOld English39 findersPainful, sore.
  • SMARTLYadverbMiddle English12 findersWith a fine or fashionable appearance.
  • SMATTERverbMiddle English12 findersTo make (someone or something) dirty; to bespatter, to soil.
  • SMEARverbProto-Germanic21 findersTo spread (a substance, especially one that colours or is dirty) across a surface by rubbing.
  • SMEARYadjectiveGerman5 findersHaving or showing smears.
  • SMEDDUMnounOld English2 findersFine powder; flour.
  • SMEDDUMSnounOld English1 finderFine powder; flour.
  • SMELTnounProto-Germanic87 findersAny small anadromous fish of the family Osmeridae, found in the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans and in lakes in North America and northern part of Europe.
  • SMILERnounMiddle English7 findersSomeone who smiles.
  • SMIRCHnounMiddle English31 findersDirt, or a stain.
  • SMIRKnounProto-Germanic53 findersAn uneven, often crooked smile that is insolent, self-satisfied, conceited or scornful.
  • SMITERnounMiddle English45 findersOne who smites.
  • SMITHCRAFTnounOld English1 finderThe art or occupation of a smith, especially a metalsmith.
  • SMITHINGnounMiddle English20 findersThe work of a smith; the forging of metal.
  • SMITHYnounProto-Germanic87 findersThe location where a smith (particularly a blacksmith) works; a forge.
  • SMITINGverbProto-Germanic38 finderspresent participle and gerund of smite
  • SMITTENadjectiveProto-Germanic141 findersAffected by an act of smiting. Made irrationally enthusiastic. In love.
  • SMOCKnounProto-Germanic29 findersA type of undergarment worn by women; a shift or slip.
  • SMOKEnounOld English2 findersThe visible vapor/vapour, gases, and fine particles given off by burning or smoldering material.
  • SMOKEDadjectiveMiddle English6 findersOf food, treated with smoke, often for flavor or as a method of preservation.
  • SMOKINGverbProto-Germanic19 finderspresent participle and gerund of smoke
  • SMOKYadjectiveMiddle English7 findersFilled with smoke.
  • SMOLDERverbGerman38 findersTo burn slowly, giving off smoke but with little to no flame.
  • SMOORverbGerman6 findersTo suffocate, smother, or extinguish
  • SMOOTHadjectiveGerman8 findersHaving a texture that lacks friction. Not rough.
  • SMOOTHLYadverbMiddle English9 findersin a smooth manner; smooth
  • SMORGASBORDnounSwedish2 findersA Swedish-style buffet comprising a variety of cold sandwiches and other dishes; any buffet with a wide selection of dishes.
  • SMOTHERverbProto-Germanic24 findersTo suffocate; stifle; obstruct, more or less completely, the respiration of something or someone.
  • SMOTHERINGverbMiddle English87 finderspresent participle and gerund of smother
  • SMUGadjectiveSwedish24 findersIrritatingly pleased with oneself; offensively self-complacent, self-satisfied.
  • SMURFnounGerman6 findersA blue pixie with a white stocking cap, from the media franchise The Smurfs.
  • SMUTnounGerman82 findersSoot.
  • SNACKnounMiddle Dutch4 findersA light meal.
  • SNAGnounGerman9 findersA stump or base of a branch that has been lopped off; a short branch, or a sharp or rough branch.
  • SNAILnounProto-Germanic28 findersAny of very many animals (either hermaphroditic or nonhermaphroditic), of the class Gastropoda, having a coiled shell.
  • SNAKEnounGerman13 findersAny of the suborder Serpentes of legless reptiles with long, thin bodies and fork-shaped tongues.
  • SNARverbDutch6 findersTo snarl.
  • SNAREnounProto-Germanic24 findersA trap (especially one made from a loop of wire, string, or leather).
  • SNARKnounGerman27 findersan attitude or expression of mocking irreverence and sarcasm.
  • SNARLverbMiddle English29 findersTo entangle; to complicate; to involve in knots.
  • SNATCHverbProto-Germanic4 findersTo grasp and remove quickly.
  • SNATHnounOld English12 findersThe shaft of a scythe.
  • SNATHEverbProto-Germanic3 findersTo lop; to prune.
  • SNEAKnounProto-Germanic16 findersOne who sneaks; one who moves stealthily to acquire an item or information.
  • SNEAPverbProto-Germanic9 findersTo bite, nip, or pinch (someone or something).
  • SNECKnounMiddle English9 findersA latch or catch.
  • SNEDnounGerman4 findersA cut, a cutting; a slash, a slight wound; a lopping or pruning.
  • SNEEnounGerman12 findersA large knife.
  • SNEERverbProto-Germanic17 findersTo raise a corner of the upper lip slightly, especially in scorn.
  • SNEEZYadjectiveMiddle English5 findersProne to sneeze with little (if any) nasal agitation.
  • SNELLadjectiveProto-Germanic2 findersQuick, smart; sharp, active, brisk or nimble; lively.
  • SNIBnounSwedish12 findersA latch or fastening for a door, window etc.
  • SNICKERnounDutch42 findersA stifled or broken laugh.
  • SNIFFverbMiddle English1 finderTo make a short, audible inhalation, through the nose, as when smelling something; to smell (something).
  • SNIFTERverbSwedish403 findersTo sniff; also, to snivel or snuffle.
  • SNIPverbGerman9 findersTo cut with short sharp actions, as with scissors.
  • SNIPEnounOld Norse33 findersAny of various limicoline game birds of the genera Gallinago, Lymnocryptes and Coenocorypha in the family Scolopacidae, having a long, slender, nearly straight beak.
  • SNIRTverbOld English5 findersTo give a suppressed laugh or sharp intake of breath.
  • SNITCHverbMiddle English25 findersTo inform on someone, especially in betrayal of others.
  • SNIVELverbGerman125 findersTo breathe heavily through the nose while it is congested with nasal mucus.
  • SNOEKnounMiddle Dutch5 findersAn edible fish, Thyrsites atun, native to South African (Cape), South American and Australian waters, often smoked or salted.
  • SNOKEverbProto-Germanic6 findersTo sniff or smell; to sniff at; to poke around sniffing with the nose.
  • SNOOKnounDutch15 findersA freshwater and marine fish of the family Centropomidae in the order Perciformes. Centropomus undecimalis (common snook).
  • SNOOPverbOld Norse6 findersTo be devious and cunning so as not to be seen.
  • SNOOTnounProto-Germanic27 findersAn elitist or snobbish person.
  • SNORKELnounGerman27 findersA hollow tube, held in the mouth, or mounted on and opening into a diving mask, used by swimmers for breathing underwater.
  • SNORTnounOld English3 findersThe sound made by exhaling or inhaling roughly through the nose.
  • SNOUTnounProto-Germanic29 findersThe long, projecting nose, mouth, and jaw of a beast, as of pigs.
  • SNOWBALLnounMiddle English2 findersA ball of snow, usually one made in the hand and thrown for amusement in a snowball fight; also a larger ball of snow made by rolling a snowball around in snow that sticks to it an
  • SNOWYadjectiveOld English11 findersMarked by snow; characterized by snow.
  • SNUBadjectiveProto-Germanic39 findersConspicuously short.

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