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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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  • SWEARINGverbMiddle English37 finderspresent participle and gerund of swear
  • SWEATERnounMiddle English36 findersA knitted jacket or jersey, usually of thick wool, worn by athletes before or after exercise.
  • SWEATINGnounMiddle English29 findersThe production and evaporation of a watery fluid called sweat that is excreted by the sweat glands in the skin of mammals.
  • SWEATYadjectiveMiddle English34 findersCovered in sweat.
  • SWEDEnounSwedish19 findersThe fleshy yellow root of a variety of rapeseed, Brassica napus var. napobrassica, resembling a large turnip, grown as a vegetable.
  • SWEEPverbProto-Germanic14 findersTo clean (a surface) by means of a stroking motion of a broom or brush.
  • SWEEPERnounMiddle English5 findersOne who sweeps; one whose occupation is sweeping.
  • SWEETBREADnounDutch2 findersThe pancreas or thymus gland of an animal, especially a lamb or calf, as food.
  • SWEETLYadverbOld English13 findersWith a sweet taste or aroma.
  • SWELTverbProto-Germanic46 findersTo die.
  • SWIDDENnounOld Norse1 finderAn area of land that has been cleared by cutting the vegetation and burning it; slash and burn.
  • SWIFTLYadverbOld English130 findersIn a swift manner; quickly; with quick motion or velocity; fleetly.
  • SWIGverbOld English67 findersTo drink ; to quaff.
  • SWIMMERnounMiddle English12 findersOne who swims.
  • SWINDLEverbGerman192 findersTo defraud.
  • SWINDLERnounGerman327 findersA person who swindles, cheats or defrauds.
  • SWINEHERDnounOld English51 findersA person who herds and tends swine, a keeper of swine (pigs).
  • SWINGEverbGerman51 findersTo singe.
  • SWINGLEnounOld English22 findersAn implement used to separate the fibres of flax by beating them; a scutch.
  • SWINKnounOld English40 findersToil, work, drudgery.
  • SWINKERnounMiddle English6 findersA toiler; a labourer.
  • SWIREnounProto-Germanic21 findersThe neck.
  • SWIRLverbOld Norse37 findersTo twist or whirl, as an eddy.
  • SWITCHnounMiddle Dutch22 findersA device to turn electric current on and off or direct its flow.
  • SWITHadjectiveProto-Germanic11 findersStrong; vehement.
  • SWITHERverbOld Norse24 findersTo burn, scorch, singe.
  • SWIVEverbProto-Germanic266 findersTo have sex with (someone).
  • SWIVELnounOld English89 findersA piece, such as a ring or hook, attached to another piece by a pin, in such a manner as to permit rotation about the pin as an axis.
  • SWOLLENadjectiveProto-Germanic1 finderProtuberant or abnormally distended (as by injury or disease).
  • SWOONnounMiddle English100 findersA faint.
  • SWOONERnounMiddle English58 findersSomeone who swoons
  • SWOOPverbOld English21 findersTo fly or glide downwards suddenly; to plunge (in the air) or nosedive.
  • SWORDFISHnounOld English11 findersA large marine fish with a long, pointed bill, Xiphias gladius.
  • SWORDMANnounMiddle English32 findersA swordsman.
  • SWORDPLAYnounOld English51 findersfighting with a sword
  • SWORNverbProto-Germanic45 finderspast participle of swear
  • SWOTverbProto-Germanic75 findersTo study with effort or determination.
  • SYLVITEnounDutch10 findersAn evaporite, consisting of potassium chloride KCl, also found in fumaroles.
  • SYNEadverbMiddle English34 findersSubsequently; then.
  • SYNEDadverbMiddle English4 findersSubsequently; then.
  • SYNESadverbMiddle English1 finderSubsequently; then.
  • TABUNnounGerman1 finderAn extremely toxic nerve gas; a clear, tasteless liquid, with the molecular formula C5H11N2O2P.
  • TACKLEnounMiddle Low German15 findersA device for grasping an object and an attached means of moving it, as a rope and hook.
  • TADPOLEnounMiddle English37 findersA young toad or frog in its larval stage of development that lives in water, has a tail and no legs, and, like a fish, breathes through gills.
  • TAILEDverbMiddle English5 finderssimple past and past participle of tail
  • TAINnounIcelandic40 findersThin tin plate
  • TAINSnounIcelandic7 findersThin tin plate
  • TAKEABLEadjectiveMiddle English1 finderCapable of being taken.
  • TAKENadjectiveProto-Germanic13 findersInfatuated; fond of or attracted to.
  • TAKERnounMiddle English7 findersOne who takes something.
  • TALERnounMiddle English3 findersA talker; a teller
  • TALKERnounMiddle English1 finderA person who talks, especially one who gives a speech, or is loquacious or garrulous.
  • TALKINGnounMiddle English9 findersThe action of the verb talk.
  • TAMPIONnounProto-Germanic4 findersA wooden plug, or a metal or canvas cover, for the muzzle of a gun, cannon, or other piece of ordnance when not in use; a stopper; a bung.
  • TAMPONnounProto-Germanic13 findersA plug of cotton or other absorbent material inserted into a body cavity or wound to absorb fluid, especially one inserted in the vagina during menstruation.
  • TANGnounMiddle Dutch36 findersA refreshingly sharp aroma or flavor.
  • TANGLEverbOld Norse15 findersTo mix together or intertwine.
  • TANKnounDutch10 findersA closed container for liquids or gases.
  • TAPEnounMiddle Low German20 findersFlexible material in a roll with a sticky surface on one or both sides; adhesive tape.
  • TAREnounGerman44 findersA vetch, or the seed of a vetch (genus Vicia, esp. Vicia sativa).
  • TARNnounSwedish87 findersA small mountain lake, especially in Northern England.
  • TARNISHnounGerman60 findersOxidation or discoloration, especially of a decorative metal exposed to air.
  • TARPONnounDutch39 findersAny of several fishes of the family Elopidae or Megalopidae, especially a large silvery game fish.
  • TASSEnounProto-Germanic2 findersA piece of armor for the hips and thighs: one of a set of plates (each being of one piece or segmented) hanging from the bottom of the breastplate or from faulds.
  • TASTEnounOld English1 finderOne of the sensations produced by the tongue in response to certain chemicals; the quality of giving this sensation.
  • TASTERnounMiddle English1 finderAn object in which, or by which, food or drink is tasted, such as a small cup or spoon.
  • TATTERnounProto-Germanic11 findersA shred of torn cloth; an individual item of torn and ragged clothing.
  • TATTEREDadjectiveOld Norse46 findersRent in tatters, torn, hanging in rags; ragged.
  • TATTERSnounOld English15 findersRagged clothing or fabric, paper, etc.
  • TATTLEverbMiddle Low German17 findersTo chatter; to gossip.
  • TAUTadjectiveScots17 findersOf a body, muscle, etc., not flabby; firm, toned.
  • TAVERSverbProto-Germanic1 finderTo sprawl with the arms and legs; kick or fidget with the feet.
  • TAWPIEnounNorwegian2 findersfoolish or awkward youngster
  • TEACHABLEadjectiveMiddle English2 findersCapable of being taught; apt to learn.
  • TEACHERnounMiddle English19 findersA person who teaches, especially one employed in a school; preceptor.
  • TEACHINGnounOld English10 findersSomething taught by a religious or philosophical authority.
  • TEALnounProto-Germanic34 findersAny of various small freshwater ducks of the genus Anas that are brightly coloured and have short necks.
  • TEARYadjectiveMiddle English9 findersOf a person, having eyes filled with tears; inclined to cry.
  • TEASEverbGerman10 findersTo separate the fibres of (a fibrous material).
  • TEASELnounGerman31 findersAny of several plants of the genus Dipsacus.
  • TEASELINGSnounGerman1 finderAny of several plants of the genus Dipsacus.
  • TEATnounProto-Germanic4 findersThe projection of a mammary gland from which, on female therian mammals, milk is secreted.
  • TEDIOUSLYadverbMiddle English42 findersIn a tedious or wearisome manner.
  • TEEMverbProto-Germanic21 findersTo be stocked to overflowing.
  • TEIGLACHnounYiddish6 findersSmall knotted pastries boiled in a honeyed syrup, a traditional Ashkenazi Jewish treat.
  • TEINDnounMiddle English8 findersA tithe.
  • TELEMARKnounOld Norse11 findersTelemark skiing, a method of skiing using the telemark turn and a binding that only connects the boot to the ski at the toes.
  • TELLURICadjectiveGerman8 findersPertaining to the Earth, earthly.
  • TELLURIUMnounGerman3 findersThe chemical element with atomic number 52. Symbol: Te. A rare, brittle, mildly toxic, silver-white metalloid.
  • TEMPEREDadjectiveOld English2 findersHaving a specified disposition or temper.
  • TEMPORALLYadverbMiddle English5 findersIn a temporal manner.
  • TENFOLDadjectiveOld English8 findersTen times as much or as many.
  • TENTHadjectiveOld English3 findersThe ordinal numeral form of ten; next in order after that which is ninth.
  • TERNnounGerman43 findersAny of various seabirds of the subfamily Sterninae (of the family Laridae) that are similar to gulls but are smaller and have a forked tail.
  • TERRIBLYadverbMiddle English1 finderSo as to cause terror or awe.
  • TETCHYadjectiveMiddle English7 findersSynonym of touchy: easily annoyed or irritated, peevish, testy, irascible; also extremely sensitive, difficult to manage, use, or work.
  • THALERnounGerman10 findersA monetary unit used in a number of central and northern European countries, known locally as daalder (Netherlands), daler (Scandinavia), Taler, Thaler (Germany), etc.
  • THALWEGnounGerman24 findersThe line that connects the lowest points in a valley or river channel, and thus the line of fastest flow or deepest water along a river’s course.
  • THANGnounMiddle English9 findersPronunciation spelling of thing, usually used to denote a known fad or popular activity.
  • THANKFULadjectiveOld English90 findersShowing appreciation or gratitude.

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