German words from Proto-Germanic
445 German words with Proto-Germanic in their history, whether borrowed directly or passed on through other languages (page 3).
gar
It is inherited from Middle High German gare (“ready, prepared; complete”), inherited from Old High German garo (“ready, prepared, equipped”), inherited from Proto-West Germanic *garu, inherited…
Gast
It is inherited from Middle High German gast, inherited from Old High German gast, inherited from Proto-West Germanic *gasti, inherited from Proto-Germanic *gastiz (“stranger, guest”). The same word…
geben
It is inherited from Middle High German gëben, inherited from Old High German geban, inherited from Proto-West Germanic *geban, inherited from Proto-Germanic *gebaną. The same strong verb is Gothic…
Gedanke
It is inherited from Middle High German gedanc, inherited from Old High German gidanc, inherited from Proto-West Germanic *ga-þanka- (“thought”). The same word is Old Saxon githanko, Middle Low…
Gefahr
It is inherited from Middle High German gevāre (“ambush; deceit”), a form strengthened with the prefix ge- of vāre (“ambush, malice”), inherited from Old High German fāra (“ambush, snare”)…
gegen
It is inherited from Middle High German gegen, inherited from Old High German gagan (also ⟨gegin⟩), inherited from Proto-West Germanic *gagin, inherited from Proto-Germanic *gagin. Kluge sets up the…
gehen
Its paradigm joins forms of unrelated verbs. The infinitive and present are inherited from Middle High German gān and gēn, inherited from Old High German gān and gēn, inherited from Proto-West…
gehören
It is inherited from Middle High German gehœren, inherited from Old High German gihōren (“to hear, obey”), inherited from Proto-West Germanic *gahauʀijan, inherited from Proto-Germanic *gahauzijaną…
Geld
It is inherited from Middle High German gelt, inherited from Old High German gelt (“payment, reward”), inherited from Proto-West Germanic *geld, inherited from Proto-Germanic *geldą (“payment…
gelten
It is inherited from Middle High German gelten, inherited from Old High German geltan, inherited from Proto-West Germanic *geldan, inherited from Proto-Germanic *geldaną (“to pay, render”). The same…
genug
It is inherited from Middle High German genuoc, inherited from Old High German ginuog, inherited from Proto-West Germanic *ganōg, inherited from Proto-Germanic *ganōgaz (“enough, sufficient”). The…
geraten
It is inherited from Middle High German gerāten, inherited from Old High German girātan (“to advise, decide”), inherited from Proto-West Germanic *garādan, inherited from Proto-Germanic *garēdaną…
Gericht
1. The court is inherited from Middle High German geriht, inherited from Old High German girihti (“judgement, rule, statute”), inherited from Proto-Germanic *garihtiją (“justness, justice”). Kluge…
gern
It is inherited from Middle High German gerne, inherited from Old High German gerno (“eagerly, gladly”), inherited from Proto-West Germanic *gernō, inherited from Proto-Germanic *gernô (“willingly…
geschehen
It is inherited from Middle High German geschehen, inherited from Old High German giskehan, inherited from Proto-West Germanic *gaskehan, a prefixed form of the West Germanic strong verb *skehan…
Gesicht
It is inherited from Middle High German gesiht, inherited from Old High German gisiht, inherited from Proto-West Germanic *gasihti (“sight”), a prefixed noun of action formed from sehen, with ge-…
gestern
It is inherited from Middle High German gestern, inherited from Old High German gesteron, inherited from Proto-West Germanic *gesteran, a West Germanic adverb with several case endings. The same…
Gewalt
It is inherited from Middle High German gewalt, inherited from Old High German giwalt, inherited from Proto-West Germanic *gawald, inherited from Proto-Germanic *gawaldą. Like Old Frisian wald, it…
gewinnen
It is inherited from Middle High German gewinnen, inherited from Old High German giwinnan, inherited from Proto-Germanic *gawinnaną, a prefixed form of the verb Old High German winnan (“to toil…
gewiss
It is inherited from Middle High German gewis, inherited from Old High German giwis, inherited from Proto-Germanic *gawissaz (“known, certain”). The same word is Gothic 𐌿𐌽𐍅𐌹𐍃𐍃 (unwiss, “uncertain”)…
glauben
It is inherited from Middle High German gelouben, inherited from Old High German gilouben, inherited from Proto-West Germanic *galaubijan, inherited from Proto-Germanic *galaubijaną (“to believe”)…
gleich
It is inherited from Middle High German gelīch, inherited from Old High German gilīh, inherited from Proto-West Germanic *galīk, inherited from Proto-Germanic *galīkaz, a compound of the prefix *ga-…
Gott
It is inherited from Middle High German got, inherited from Old High German got, inherited from Proto-West Germanic *god, inherited from Proto-Germanic *gudą (“god”). The same word is Gothic 𐌲𐌿𐌸…
greifen
It is inherited from Middle High German grîfen, inherited from Old High German grīfan, inherited from Proto-West Germanic *grīpan, inherited from Proto-Germanic *grīpaną (“to grab, grasp”), a strong…
groß
It is inherited from Middle High German grōz, inherited from Old High German grōz, inherited from Proto-West Germanic *grauta-, an adjective found only in West Germanic. The same word is Old Saxon…
grün
It is inherited from Middle High German grüene, inherited from Old High German gruoni, inherited from Proto-West Germanic *grōnī, inherited from Proto-Germanic *grōniz (“green”). The same adjective…
Grund
It is inherited from Middle High German grunt, inherited from Old High German grunt, inherited from Proto-West Germanic *grundu, inherited from Proto-Germanic *grunduz (“ground, bottom”). The same…
gut
It is inherited from Middle High German guot, inherited from Old High German guot, inherited from Proto-West Germanic *gōd, inherited from Proto-Germanic *gōdaz (“suitable, good”). The same word is…
haben
It is inherited from Middle High German haben, inherited from Old High German habēn, inherited from Proto-West Germanic *habbjan, inherited from Proto-Germanic *habjaną (“to have, hold”). The same…
halb
It is inherited from Middle High German halp, inherited from Old High German halb, inherited from Proto-Germanic *halbaz (“half”). The same word is Gothic 𐌷𐌰𐌻𐌱𐍃 (halbs), Old Norse hálfr, Old English…
Halle
It is inherited from Middle High German halle, inherited from Old High German halla (“temple; market hall”), inherited from Proto-West Germanic *hallu, inherited from Proto-Germanic *hallō (“hall…
halten
It is inherited from Middle High German halten, inherited from Old High German haltan, inherited from Proto-Germanic *haldaną (“to hold, keep”), originally a reduplicating strong verb. The same word…
Hand
It is inherited from Middle High German hant, inherited from Old High German hant, inherited from Proto-Germanic *handuz (“hand”). The same word is Gothic 𐌷𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌿𐍃 (handus), Old Norse hǫnd, Old…
handeln
It is inherited from Middle High German handeln, inherited from Old High German hantalōn (“to touch, handle, treat”), inherited from Proto-West Germanic *handulōn, inherited from Proto-Germanic…
hängen
It is inherited from Middle High German hāhen, inherited from Old High German hāhan (“to hang up, crucify”), inherited from Proto-Germanic *hanhaną (“to hang”), a strong verb, blended with hangen…
hart
It is inherited from Middle High German hart, inherited from Old High German hart (“hard, firm, strict, harsh”), inherited from Proto-Germanic *harduz (“hard”). Beside it stood Old High German herti…
Haus
It is inherited from Middle High German hūs, inherited from Old High German hūs, inherited from Proto-West Germanic *hūs, inherited from Proto-Germanic *hūsą (“house”). The same word is Old Saxon…
Heimat
It is inherited from Middle High German heimuote (also heimōte), inherited from Old High German heimōti, inherited from Proto-West Germanic *haimōdī (“homeland”), a word found only in German. It is…
heiß
It is inherited from Middle High German heiz, inherited from Old High German heiz, inherited from Proto-West Germanic *hait, inherited from Proto-Germanic *haitaz (“hot”). The same word is Old Saxon…
heißen
It is inherited from Middle High German heizen, inherited from Old High German heizan, inherited from Proto-West Germanic *haitan, inherited from Proto-Germanic *haitaną (“to call, name”), a strong…
helfen
It is inherited from Middle High German helfen, inherited from Old High German helfan, inherited from Proto-West Germanic *helpan, inherited from Proto-Germanic *helpaną (“to help”). The same strong…
Herbst
It is inherited from Middle High German herbest, inherited from Old High German herbist, inherited from Proto-West Germanic *harbist, inherited from Proto-Germanic *harbistaz (“harvest; autumn”)…
herrschen
It is inherited from Middle High German hērschen, inherited from Old High German hērisōn, inherited from Proto-West Germanic *hairisōn. The verb is formed to the adjective hehr, Old High German hēr…
Herz
It is inherited from Middle High German herze, inherited from Old High German herza, inherited from Proto-West Germanic *hertā, inherited from Proto-Germanic *hertô (“heart”). The same word is Old…
heute
It is inherited from Middle High German hiute, inherited from Old High German hiutu, contracted from the instrumental phrase *hiu tagu (“on this day”), inherited from Proto-West Germanic *hiu dagu…
hier
It is inherited from Middle High German hier beside the usual hie, inherited from Old High German hiar, inherited from Proto-Germanic *hē₂r (“here”). The same word is Gothic 𐌷𐌴𐍂 (hēr), Old Norse…
Hilfe
It is inherited from Middle High German hilfe (also helfe), inherited from Old High German hilfa (also helfa), inherited from Proto-Germanic *helpō (“help”), an action noun from the strong verb…
hinter
It is inherited from Middle High German hinder, inherited from Old High German hintar, inherited from Proto-Germanic *hinder (“behind”). Kluge reconstructs the Germanic preposition as *henderan. The…
hoch
It is inherited from Middle High German hōch, inherited from Old High German hōh, inherited from Proto-West Germanic *hauh, inherited from Proto-Germanic *hauhaz (“high”). The same word is Gothic…
Hof
It is inherited from Middle High German hof, inherited from Old High German hof, inherited from Proto-Germanic *hufą. The same word is Old Saxon hof, Old Frisian hof (“court, yard”), Old English hof…
hoffen
It is inherited from Middle High German hoffen, inherited from Proto-West Germanic *hopōn, recorded from the 12th century. The verb belonged at first to the northern West Germanic dialects: Middle…
Höhe
It is inherited from Middle High German hœhe, inherited from Old High German hōhī, inherited from Proto-West Germanic *hauhī, inherited from Proto-Germanic *hauhį̄ (“height”), an abstract noun…
holen
It is inherited from Middle High German holen or haln, inherited from Old High German holōn beside halōn, inherited from Proto-West Germanic *holōn. Kluge reconstructs West Germanic *hal-ō- with a…
hören
It is inherited from Middle High German hœren, inherited from Old High German hōren, inherited from Proto-Germanic *hauzijaną (“to hear”). The same verb is Gothic 𐌷𐌰𐌿𐍃𐌾𐌰𐌽 (hausjan), Old Norse heyra…
Hund
It is inherited from Middle High German hunt, inherited from Old High German hunt, inherited from Proto-West Germanic *hund, inherited from Proto-Germanic *hundaz (“dog”). The same word is Gothic…
ich
It is inherited from Middle High German ich, inherited from Old High German ih, inherited from Proto-West Germanic *ik, inherited from Proto-Germanic *ek. The same pronoun is Gothic 𐌹𐌺 (ik), Old…
Ich
It is the pronoun ich “I”, used as a neuter noun. The pronoun is inherited from Middle High German ich, inherited from Old High German ih, inherited from Proto-Germanic *ek, the same word as Gothic…
in
1. The preposition is inherited from Middle High German in, inherited from Old High German in, inherited from Proto-Germanic *in, older *eni. The same word is Gothic 𐌹𐌽 (in), Old Norse í, Old…
ja
It is inherited from Middle High German jā, inherited from Old High German jā, inherited from Proto-Germanic *ja (“yes”). The same word is Gothic 𐌾𐌰 (ja), Old Saxon ja, Old Frisian je, Old English…
Jahr
It is inherited from Middle High German jār, inherited from Old High German jār, inherited from Proto-West Germanic *jār, inherited from Proto-Germanic *jērą (“year”). The same word is Gothic 𐌾𐌴𐍂…