Gothic words first recorded in the 4th century

It is inherited from Proto-Germanic *finþaną (“to find”), with Old Norse finna, Old English findan, Old Frisian finda, Old Saxon findan and Old High German findan, all meaning "to find". Lehmann…

It is inherited from Proto-Germanic *fiskaz (“fish”), like Old Norse fiskr, Old English fisc, Old Frisian fisk, Old Saxon fisk and Old High German fisc. Feist and Lehmann also cite the Crimean…

It is inherited from Proto-Germanic *fullaz (“full”), cognate with Old Norse fullr, Old English full, Old Frisian ful, Old Saxon ful and Old High German fol. It continues Proto-Indo-European…

It is inherited from Proto-Germanic *frehnaną (“to ask, inquire”), a strong verb with a nasal suffix that was originally limited to the present, as in Gothic and in Old Norse fregna. Old Saxon and…

It is inherited from Proto-Germanic *fraleusaną (“to lose”), with the cognates Old English forlēosan, Old Saxon farliosan and Old High German farliosan. Feist and Lehmann treat it together with 𐌻𐌰𐌿𐍃…

It is inherited from Proto-Germanic *frijaz (“free”), from Proto-Indo-European *priHós. The cognates are Old English frēo, Old Frisian frī, Old Saxon frī and Old High German frī, all "free". Outside…

It is inherited from Proto-Germanic *fōts (“foot”), from Proto-Indo-European *pṓds, the Indo-European word for "foot", a static root noun. Germanic generalised the lengthened grade of the root. The…

It is inherited from Proto-Germanic *hwaþeraz (“which of two”), a comparative formation on the stem of 𐍈𐌰𐍃 (ƕas, “who”). The cognates are Old Norse hvárr, Old English hwæþer, Old Frisian hweder, Old…

It is inherited from Proto-Germanic *hwar (“where”), with cognates in Old Norse hvar, Old English hwǣr, Old Frisian hwār, Old Saxon hwar and Old High German hwār. Kroonen describes it as an adverb…

It is inherited from Proto-Germanic *hwaz (“who, what”), which continues Proto-Indo-European *kʷos. The other Germanic languages have Old Norse hverr, Old English hwā, Old Frisian hwā, Old Saxon hwē…

It is inherited from Proto-Germanic *aukaną (“to increase, grow”), and has cognates in the strong verb Old Norse auka and the weak verbs Old English ēacian, Old Saxon ōkian and Old High German…