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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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  • WANHOPEnounMiddle English14 findersLack of hope; hopelessness; despair.
  • WANIONnounMiddle English4 findersThe wane of the moon.
  • WANKLEadjectiveGerman26 findersWeak; unstable; unreliable; not to be depended on.
  • WANTONadjectiveOld English65 findersUndisciplined, unruly; not able to be controlled.
  • WANTYnounMiddle English6 findersA girth or belly-band for a horse's harness.
  • WAPENTAKEnounOld Norse12 findersAn administrative subdivision in northern English counties, developed under Norse influence, and corresponding to hundreds in the rest of England.
  • WARCRAFTnounMiddle English5 findersThe art or skill of conducting a war.
  • WARDENnounProto-Germanic69 findersA guard or watchman.
  • WARDENSHIPnounMiddle English6 findersThe state of being a warden.
  • WARDERnounGerman1 finderA guard, especially in a prison.
  • WARDMOTEnounMiddle English4 findersA meeting of the inhabitants of a ward, especially in the City of London.
  • WARLOCKnounProto-Germanic48 findersA male magic-user; a male equivalent of a witch; a wizard.
  • WARMadjectiveIcelandic19 findersOf a somewhat high temperature, often but not always connoting that the high temperature is pleasant rather than uncomfortable.
  • WARMBLOODnounGerman3 findersA horse of a middle-weight classification, between draught horses and thoroughbreds.
  • WARMINGnounOld English19 findersA small rise in temperature.
  • WARMNESSnounGerman3 findersthe state of being warm; warmth
  • WARMTHnounGerman15 findersA moderate degree of heat; the sensation of being warm.
  • WARPnounProto-Germanic87 findersThe state, quality, or condition of being twisted, physically or mentally: The state, quality, or condition of being physically bent or twisted out of shape. The state, quality, or
  • WARPINGverbMiddle English52 finderspresent participle and gerund of warp
  • WARRANTnounGerman12 findersAuthorization or certification; a sanction, as given by a superior.
  • WARRENnounProto-Germanic1 finderA system of burrows in which rabbits or other animals live.
  • WARRINGadjectiveMiddle English87 findersengaged in war; belligerent
  • WARTnounProto-Germanic40 findersA type of deformed growth occurring on the skin caused by the human papillomavirus (HPV).
  • WARTYadjectiveMiddle English57 findersHaving warts.
  • WASEnounSwedish20 findersA bundle of straw, or other material, to relieve the pressure of burdens carried upon the head.
  • WASHENverbOld English3 findersalternative past participle of wash.
  • WASHERnounMiddle English31 findersSomething that washes; especially an appliance such as a washing machine or dishwasher.
  • WASHINGnounGerman86 findersThe action of the verb to wash.
  • WASTverbMiddle English20 finderssecond-person singular simple past indicative of be; wert.
  • WASTEFULadjectiveMiddle English77 findersInclined to waste or squander money or resources.
  • WASTEFULLYadverbMiddle English1 finderIn a wasteful manner.
  • WASTELANDnounOld English51 findersA place with no remaining resources; a desert.
  • WASTERnounMiddle English35 findersSomeone or something that wastes; someone who squanders or spends extravagantly.
  • WASTEREDnounMiddle English2 findersSomeone or something that wastes; someone who squanders or spends extravagantly.
  • WASTERINGnounMiddle English4 findersSomeone or something that wastes; someone who squanders or spends extravagantly.
  • WATCHnounOld English28 findersA portable or wearable timepiece.
  • WATCHERnounMiddle English19 findersSomeone who watches or observes. Someone who observes something closely for professional reasons, such as an analyst or pundit. A political representative aligned with a candidate
  • WATCHFULadjectiveMiddle English79 findersFully observant, vigilant, or aware.
  • WATCHMANnounMiddle English17 findersA man set to watch: a man who keeps guard, especially one who guards a building, or the streets of a city, by night; any such person of any sex or gender.
  • WATERBUCKnounAfrikaans2 findersA species of antelope endemic to Africa, Kobus ellipsiprymnus.
  • WATERCRESSnounMiddle English10 findersA perennial European herb, Nasturtium officinale, that grows in freshwater streams; used in salads and as a garnish.
  • WATERFLOODnounOld English3 findersAn inundation of water.
  • WATERINESSnounMiddle English2 findersThe state of being watery.
  • WATERISHadjectiveMiddle English6 findersWatery.
  • WATERMANnounMiddle English6 findersA seaman, a sailor.
  • WATERSHEDnounGerman128 findersThe topographical boundary dividing two adjacent catchment basins, such as a ridge or a crest.
  • WATERSIDEnounMiddle English5 findersThe land bordering a body of water.
  • WATERYadjectiveGerman46 findersResembling or characteristic of water.
  • WATERZOOInounDutch4 findersA type of Flemish stew, traditionally made with fish.
  • WATERZOOISnounDutch4 findersA type of Flemish stew, traditionally made with fish.
  • WAUGHadjectiveOld English32 findersInsipid; tasteless.
  • WAULverbMiddle English21 findersTo wail, to cry plaintively.
  • WAULKverbProto-Germanic38 findersto make cloth (especially tweed in Scotland) denser and more felt-like by soaking and beating.
  • WAULKERnounGerman14 findersSynonym of fuller.
  • WAWEnounMiddle English1 finderAlternative form of waw (“wave”).
  • WAXENadjectiveProto-Germanic389 findersGrown.
  • WAXYadjectiveMiddle English94 findersResembling wax in texture or appearance.
  • WAYBREADnounOld English3 findersThe Eurasian plantain (Plantago major).
  • WAYFAREnounOld English77 findersTravel, journeying.
  • WAYFARINGadjectiveOld English108 findersTravelling, especially on foot.
  • WAYSIDEnounMiddle English49 findersThe side of a road or path.
  • WAYWISERnounGerman2 findersAn instrument for measuring distance travelled, such as an odometer, pedometer, perambulator, etc.
  • WEAKFISHnounDutch6 findersAny of several species of game fish, of the genus Cynoscion, found in North American waters.
  • WEAKLYadjectiveProto-Germanic20 findersFrail, sickly or of a delicate constitution; weak.
  • WEALnounProto-Germanic236 findersWealth, riches.
  • WEALTHYadjectiveMiddle English28 findersPossessing financial wealth; rich.
  • WEARIFULadjectiveMiddle English2 findersCausing weariness.
  • WEARILYadverbMiddle English28 findersIn a weary manner; feeling weary.
  • WEARINESSnounOld English5 findersExhaustion, fatigue or tiredness.
  • WEARISHadjectiveMiddle English4 findersTasteless, having a sickly flavour; insipid.
  • WEARISOMEadjectiveMiddle English12 findersTiresome, tedious or causing fatigue.
  • WEARYadjectiveGerman48 findersHaving the strength exhausted by toil or exertion; tired; fatigued.
  • WEASELnounProto-Germanic89 findersAny of the carnivorous mammals of the genera Mustela, Neogale, Poecilogale, and Lyncodon, having a slender body, a long tail and usually a light brown upper coat and light-coloured
  • WEATHERINGnounMiddle English83 findersWeather, especially favourable or fair weather.
  • WEAVERnounGerman99 findersA person who weaves; especially, one who weaves cloth for a living.
  • WEBERnounGerman8 findersIn the International System of Units, the derived unit of magnetic flux; the flux linking a circuit of one turn that produces an electromotive force of one volt when reduced unifor
  • WEBSTERnounOld English9 findersA weaver (originally, specifically female).
  • WEDELNnounGerman7 findersA series of high-speed turns with the skis parallel.
  • WEDGEnounProto-Germanic32 findersOne of the simple machines; a piece of material, such as metal or wood, thick at one edge and tapered to a thin edge at the other for insertion in a narrow crevice, used for splitt
  • WEDLOCKnounOld English25 findersThe state of being married.
  • WEEDnounGerman42 findersAny plant unwanted at the place where and at the time when it is growing.
  • WEEKDAYnounProto-Germanic11 findersAny individual day of the week, except those which form the weekend or the single weekly day off; that is: Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday or Friday, but not Saturday or Sunda
  • WEEKLYadverbMiddle English12 findersOnce every week.
  • WEELnounOld English18 findersA trap for catching fish; a weely.
  • WEEPINGverbMiddle English34 finderspresent participle and gerund of weep
  • WEETverbMiddle English11 findersTo know.
  • WEFTnounProto-Germanic415 findersThe horizontal threads that are interlaced through the warp in a woven fabric.
  • WEFTEDnounProto-Germanic78 findersThe horizontal threads that are interlaced through the warp in a woven fabric.
  • WEFTESnounProto-Germanic2 findersThe horizontal threads that are interlaced through the warp in a woven fabric.
  • WEFTINGnounProto-Germanic79 findersThe horizontal threads that are interlaced through the warp in a woven fabric.
  • WEIGHTYadjectiveMiddle English65 findersHaving a lot of weight; heavy.
  • WELCOMEadjectiveProto-Germanic48 findersWhose arrival is a cause of joy; received with gladness; admitted willingly to the house, entertainment, or company.
  • WELCOMERnounMiddle English2 findersSomething which or someone who welcomes people, especially newcomers.
  • WELFAREnounMiddle Low German14 findersHealth, safety, happiness and prosperity; well-being in any respect.
  • WELKverbMiddle Low German40 findersOf a plant: to wither, wilt, decay.
  • WELKESverbMiddle Low German1 finderOf a plant: to wither, wilt, decay.
  • WELTERnounMiddle English49 findersA general confusion or muddle, especially of a large number of items.
  • WENCHnounProto-Germanic87 findersA girl or young woman, especially a buxom or lively one.
  • WERGELDnounGerman13 findersBlood money, the monetary value assigned to a person, set according to their rank, used to determine the compensation paid by the perpetrator of a crime to the victim in the case o
  • WESTERNadjectiveProto-Germanic115 findersOf, facing, situated in, or related to the west.

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