German words first recorded in the 8th century

It is inherited from Middle High German tol, also dol, inherited from Old High German tol (“foolish”), inherited from Proto-West Germanic *dol, from Proto-Germanic *dulaz (“dazed, foolish”). The…

It is inherited from Middle High German treten, inherited from Old High German tretan, inherited from Proto-West Germanic *tredan (“to tread”). The West Germanic strong verb is also continued in Old…

It is inherited from Middle High German vergezzen, inherited from Old High German firgezzan, inherited from Proto-West Germanic *fragetan. It is a West Germanic formation with the prefix ver-, found…

It is inherited from Middle High German verhindern, inherited from Old High German firhintaren (“to cheat, defraud, withhold”): the prefix ver- added to hindern. The Grimms' dictionary notes that…

It is inherited from Middle High German verswinden, inherited from Old High German firswintan, formed from German ver- + schwinden. The same formation is Old Saxon farswindan, Middle Low German…

It is inherited from Middle High German wale, inherited from Old High German wala (“choice”), inherited from Proto-West Germanic *walu, inherited from Proto-Germanic *walą (“choice”). It corresponds…

It is inherited from Middle High German weinic, wênec, inherited from Old High German wēnag (“pitiable, wretched”), inherited from Proto-Germanic *wainagaz (“woeful, miserable”). The same word is…

It is inherited from Middle High German wenne, inherited from Old High German hwenne, inherited from Proto-West Germanic *hwan. It is a variant of wann, whose functions were differentiated only…

It is inherited from Middle High German wesenlich, inherited from Old High German wesantlīh (“being, substantial”), an adjective formed with -līh beside Old High German wesan (“being, existence”)…

It is inherited from Middle High German zaln, inherited from Old High German zalōn (“to count, reckon, consider”), inherited from Proto-West Germanic *talōn, inherited from Proto-Germanic *talōną…

It is inherited from Middle High German zil, inherited from Old High German zil, inherited from Proto-West Germanic *til, inherited from Proto-Germanic *tilą. As a noun it is recorded only in…

It is inherited from Middle High German zuc, inherited from Old High German zug (“pulling, draught of fish”), inherited from Proto-West Germanic *tugi (“pull, draught”). The same word is Middle Low…

It is inherited from Middle High German zuokunft, inherited from Old High German zuokumft (“approach, arrival”), an abstract noun formed from kommen with zu, so that in the old language it normally…

It is a fusion from German zu + letzt of the preposition with the superlative of an old adjective meaning “slow”. It continues Old High German zi leʒʒist, recorded in the 9th century, and zi…

It is inherited from Middle High German ze rucke, inherited from Old High German zi rugge (“to the back”), a phrase of the preposition zu and the noun now Rücken. The same phrase is Middle Low…

It is Middle High German zwischen, shortened from Middle High German “in zwischen”, “enzwischen”, Old High German “in zuiskēn”, “untar zwiskēn” “in the middle of two”. The second word of the phrase…