German words by century

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When German words were first recorded in writing. The 1,105 entries with a date of first attestation, by century: move the slider through time, or pick a century to see all of its words in the order they appeared.

Every century

• 5th century 400s 1
• 7th century 600s 258
• 8th century 700s 256
• 9th century 800s 40
• 10th century 900s 54
• 11th century 1000s 32
• 12th century 1100s 53
• 13th century 1200s 66
• 14th century 1300s 62
• 15th century 1400s 67
• 16th century 1500s 77
• 17th century 1600s 61
• 18th century 1700s 47
• 19th century 1800s 26
• 20th century 1900s 5

A word's century is the date its entry gives for its first appearance in writing, which is often later than when it was first spoken. More in the German statistics and German words by origin.