German words first recorded in the 7th century

It is inherited from Middle High German wert, inherited from Old High German werd, inherited from Proto-Germanic *werþą (“worth, price”), the adjective wert used as a noun, a step taken in all the…

It is inherited from Middle High German wie, inherited from Old High German hwio, inherited from Proto-Germanic *hwaiwa, probably the same word as Gothic 𐍈𐌰𐌹𐍅𐌰 (ƕaiwa, “how”). The modern form has…

It is inherited from Middle High German wider, inherited from Old High German widar, inherited from Proto-West Germanic *wiþr, inherited from Proto-Germanic *wiþra- (“against, back”), and is in…

It is inherited from Middle High German winter, also winder, inherited from Old High German wintar, inherited from Proto-Germanic *wintruz (“winter”). Kluge reconstructs Proto-Germanic *went-r-…

It is inherited from Middle High German wir, inherited from Old High German wir, inherited from Proto-West Germanic *wiʀ, inherited from Proto-Germanic *wīz (“we”). The same word is Gothic 𐍅𐌴𐌹𐍃…

It is inherited from Middle High German wā, inherited from Old High German hwār, inherited from Proto-West Germanic *hwār; late Middle High German had wō. The same word is Old Saxon hwār, Old…

It is inherited from Middle High German woche, inherited from Old High German wohha, older wehha, inherited from Proto-West Germanic *wikā, inherited from Proto-Germanic *wikǭ (“sequence, week”)…

It is inherited from Middle High German wol, inherited from Old High German wola, inherited from Proto-Germanic *wela (“well”), the adverb that served for gut in all the Germanic languages. Old High…

It is inherited from Middle High German wollen (also wellen), inherited from Old High German wellen (in Franconian also wollen from the 9th century), inherited from Proto-Germanic *wiljaną (“to…

It is inherited from Middle High German wort, inherited from Old High German wort, inherited from Proto-Germanic *wurdą (“word”). The same word is Gothic 𐍅𐌰𐌿𐍂𐌳 (waurd), Old Norse orð, Old English…

It is inherited from Middle High German wunsch, inherited from Old High German wunsc, inherited from Proto-Germanic *wunskaz (“wish”). Kluge and Pfeifer set up a Germanic masculine *wunska- and a…

It is inherited from Middle High German zal, inherited from Old High German zala, inherited from Proto-West Germanic *talu, inherited from Proto-Germanic *talō (“speech, reckoning”). The same word…

It is inherited from Middle High German zeigen, inherited from Old High German zeigōn, a verb found only in High German. Kluge, Pfeifer and Paul take it as an intensive formation to zeihen in the…

It is inherited from Middle High German zīt, inherited from Old High German zīt, inherited from Proto-West Germanic *tīdi, inherited from Proto-Germanic *tīdiz (“time”). The same word is Old Norse…

The modern word unites an old adverb and an old preposition. The stressed adverb is inherited from Middle High German zuo, inherited from Old High German zuo, inherited from Proto-West Germanic *tō…

It is inherited from Middle High German zwāre, a contraction of ze wāre (“in truth”), inherited from Old High German zi wāre (“truly, indeed”). The phrase consists of the preposition zu and the…

It is inherited from Middle High German zwei, inherited from Old High German zwei, inherited from Proto-Germanic *twai (“two”). The Old High German form was the neuter of an inflected numeral whose…

It is inherited from Middle High German twingen, inherited from Old High German dwingan, inherited from Proto-Germanic *þwinhaną (“to constrain, force”). The same strong verb is Old Saxon thwingan…