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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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  • BURDnounOld English6 findersmaiden, young woman
  • BURDOCKnounMiddle English33 findersAny of the species of biennial thistles in the genus Arctium.
  • BURGnounProto-Germanic19 findersA city or town. Martinsburg, West Virginia.
  • BURGHnounProto-Germanic23 findersa small mound, often used in reference to tumuli (mostly restricted to place names).
  • BURGONETnounMiddle English6 findersA light helmet worn by infantrymen, bearing a crest and hinged cheekpieces, but typically without a visor.
  • BURIALnounOld English25 findersThe act of burying; interment; placing remains into the earth.
  • BURLAPnounDutch51 findersA very strong, coarse cloth, made from jute, flax, or hemp, and used to make sacks, etc.
  • BURLYadjectiveMiddle English40 findersLarge, well-built, and muscular.
  • BURNnounOld Norse9 findersA physical injury caused by heat, cold, electricity, radiation or caustic chemicals.
  • BURNEDadjectiveMiddle English11 findersDamaged or consumed by heat, fire, oxidation, or similar process.
  • BURNERnounMiddle English1 finderSomeone or something that physically burns or causes something else to burn. An element on a kitchen stove, hob, or cooktop that generates localized heat for cooking.
  • BURNTverbMiddle English20 finderssimple past and past participle of burn
  • BURRnounOld English1 finderA sharp, pointy object, such as a sliver or splinter.
  • BURRYadjectiveMiddle English1 finderAbounding in burs.
  • BURYINGverbMiddle English11 finderspresent participle and gerund of bury
  • BUSHVELDnounAfrikaans10 findersA terrain characterized by thick scrubby trees and dense thickets of bush, interspersed with grassy groundcover.
  • BUSILYadverbMiddle English34 findersIn a busy manner; actively.
  • BUSKINnounMiddle Dutch15 findersA soft boot reaching to calf or knee height.
  • BUSSnounProto-Germanic9 findersA kiss.
  • BUSTverbMiddle English15 findersTo break.
  • BUSTLEnounOld Norse49 findersAn excited activity; a stir.
  • BUSYadjectiveGerman7 findersCrowded with business or activities; having a great deal going on.
  • BUTLERSHIPnounMiddle English3 findersThe rank, office, or position of a butler.
  • BUTTERFLYnounOld English3 findersA flying insect of the order Lepidoptera, distinguished from moths by their diurnal activity and generally brighter colouring. The imago (final form) of such an insect, consisting
  • BUTTONnounGerman47 findersA knob or disc that is passed through a loop or (buttonhole), serving as a fastener.
  • BUTTRESSnounProto-Germanic29 findersA brick, concrete or stone structure built against another structure to support it.
  • BUXOMadjectiveGerman419 findersHaving a full, voluptuous figure, especially possessing large breasts.
  • BUXOMLYadverbMiddle English116 findersIn a buxom way.
  • BYLAWnounSwedish22 findersA local custom or law of a settlement or district.
  • BYPATHnounMiddle English12 findersAn unfrequented path; an indirect route; a byway.
  • BYREnounOld English55 findersA barn, especially one used for keeping cattle in.
  • BYRNIEnounOld Norse28 findersA short chain mail shirt, covering from the upper arms to the upper thighs.
  • BYWAYnounMiddle English27 findersA road or track not following a main route; a secondary or minor road or path.
  • BYWORDnounGerman24 findersA proverb or proverbial expression, common saying; a frequently used word or phrase.
  • CABOOSEnounMiddle Low German60 findersA small galley or cookhouse on the deck of a small vessel.
  • CADAVEROUSadjectiveMiddle English109 findersCorpselike; hinting of death; imitating a cadaver.
  • CADEadjectiveMiddle English19 findersabandoned by its mother and reared by hand
  • CADGEverbOld Norse91 findersTo tie, fasten.
  • CAKEnounProto-Germanic25 findersA rich, sweet dessert food, typically made of flour, sugar, and eggs and baked in an oven, and often covered in icing.
  • CALENDSnounOld English12 findersOften with initial capital: the first day of a month.
  • CALFnounProto-Germanic22 findersA young cow or bull of any bovid, such as domestic cattle or buffalo.
  • CALVEverbProto-Germanic11 findersTo give birth to a calf.
  • CAMELnounDutch30 findersA mammalian beast of burden, much used in desert areas, of the genus Camelus.
  • CAMOUFLAGEnounProto-Germanic40 findersA disguise or covering up.
  • CAMPIONnounMiddle English20 findersSome flowering plants of the genus Lychnis.
  • CANDLERnounMiddle English6 findersA person who makes candles; a chandler.
  • CANKERnounGerman52 findersA plant disease marked by gradual decay.
  • CANKEREDadjectiveMiddle English13 findersInfected with a canker or having a cankerous part.
  • CANNYadjectiveOld English83 findersCareful, prudent, cautious.
  • CANTYadjectiveDutch15 finderslively; cheerful; merry; brisk
  • CAPITALnounOld English42 findersMoney and wealth: the means to acquire or produce goods and services, especially in a non-barter system.
  • CAPPERnounMiddle English1 finderA device or person that applies caps, as to bullets or bottles.
  • CAPSTONEnounMiddle English78 findersAny of the stones making up the top layer of a wall; a coping stone.
  • CAREFULadjectiveOld English20 findersTaking care; attentive to potential danger, error or harm; cautious.
  • CAREFULLYadverbOld English4 findersSorrowfully.
  • CARFULnounMiddle English2 findersAs much as a car will hold. (Usually with reference to an automobile; sometimes with reference to a railroad car, especially in 19th-century texts.)
  • CARLnounProto-Germanic3 findersA rude, rustic man; a churl.
  • CARLINEnounOld Norse3 findersA woman; also, a hag or witch.
  • CARNAPTIOUSadjectiveScots5 findersbad-tempered, quarrelsome, snappy
  • CAROUSEverbGerman39 findersTo engage in a noisy or drunken social gathering.
  • CARPnounGerman48 findersAny of various freshwater fish of the family Cyprinidae.
  • CARRnounOld Norse2 findersAny marsh; marshy ground, swampland.
  • CARTFULnounMiddle English1 finderAs much as a cart will hold.
  • CARTILAGEnounOld English26 findersA usually translucent and somewhat elastic, dense, nonvascular connective tissue found in various forms in the larynx and respiratory tract, in structures such as the external ear,
  • CARVENadjectiveProto-Germanic6 findersMade by carving, especially when intricately or artistically done.
  • CASTverbProto-Germanic12 findersTo move, or be moved, away. To throw.
  • CASTINGverbMiddle English8 finderspresent participle and gerund of cast
  • CATERWAULverbMiddle English130 findersTo cry as cats in heat; to make a harsh, offensive noise.
  • CATHEXISnounGerman52 findersThe concentration of libido or emotional energy on a single object or idea.
  • CATKINnounMiddle Dutch16 findersA type of inflorescence, consisting of an axis with many unisexual apetalous flowers along its sides, as in the willow and poplar.
  • CATMINTnounOld English3 findersSynonym of catnip (the plant Nepeta cataria, or other members of the genus)
  • CAUKnounOld English2 findersAn opaque, earthy variety of barite, or heavy spar.
  • CAVALIERadjectiveGerman108 findersLacking the proper care or concern for something important, reckless, rash, high-handed.
  • CAVELnounOld Norse7 findersA gag.
  • CEDARnounOld English7 findersA coniferous tree of the genus Cedrus in the family Pinaceae.
  • CENTNERnounGerman1 finderA unit of weight with different actual definitions in parts of Germany and Scandinavia, typically 100 local pounds.
  • CEORLnounOld English7 findersAn Anglo-Saxon churl.
  • CEORLISHadjectiveOld English5 findersCharacteristic of or relating to a ceorl.
  • CERTAINLYadverbMiddle English15 findersIn a way which is certain; with certainty.
  • CESSnounMiddle English3 findersAn assessed tax, duty, or levy; billeting.
  • CHADnounScots52 findersSmall pieces of paper punched out from the edges of continuous stationery, or from ballot papers, paper tape, punched cards, etc.
  • CHAFFnounGerman8 findersThe inedible parts of a grain-producing plant.
  • CHAFTnounOld Norse14 findersThe jaw.
  • CHALKSTONEnounOld English3 findersA mass or piece of chalk.
  • CHAMBERLAINnounFrankish8 findersA senior royal official in charge of superintending the arrangement of domestic affairs and often charged with receiving and paying out money kept in the royal chamber, especially
  • CHAMPIONnounGerman76 findersAn ongoing winner in a game or contest.
  • CHANGERnounMiddle English6 findersSomeone or something who changes things.
  • CHAPMANnounGerman5 findersA dealer or merchant, especially an itinerant one.
  • CHARGERnounMiddle English1 finderA device that charges or recharges.
  • CHARMINGadjectiveMiddle English85 findersPleasant, charismatic.
  • CHARYadjectiveSwedish85 findersCareful, cautious, shy, wary.
  • CHASTELYadverbMiddle English34 findersIn a chaste manner. (either specifically virginal, or in a modest, unsexy and unrisqué manner)
  • CHAVEcontractionMiddle English25 findersI have
  • CHEAPINGverbOld English8 finderspresent participle and gerund of cheap
  • CHEERFULadjectiveMiddle English21 findersNoticeably happy and optimistic.
  • CHEERFULLYadverbMiddle English2 findersIn a cheerful manner.
  • CHEERYadjectiveMiddle English12 findersIn a good mood, happy, cheerful.
  • CHEESYadjectiveMiddle English31 findersOf or relating to cheese.
  • CHEWETnounMiddle English1 finderA kind of meat pie.
  • CHEWINGverbProto-Germanic15 finderspresent participle and gerund of chew

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