Browse Elements

heit Old High German
Old High German suffix meaning "kind, sort, type". It converts an adjective into a noun.

heiðr 1 Old Norse
Old Norse word meaning "bright, clear".

heiðr 2 Old Norse
Old Norse word meaning "heath, moor".

helfa Old High German
Old High German word meaning "help".

helm Old High German, Anglo-Saxon, Frankish (Hypothetical)
Old High German, Old English and Frankish word meaning "helmet".

helmaz Old Germanic (Hypothetical)
Germanic word meaning "helmet".

helpō Old Germanic (Hypothetical)
Germanic word meaning "help".

helpu Frankish (Hypothetical)
Frankish word meaning "help".

here 1 Anglo-Saxon
Old English word meaning "army".

heri Old High German
Old High German word meaning "army".

herr Old Norse
Old Norse word meaning "army, warrior".

heruz Old Germanic (Hypothetical)
Germanic word meaning "sword".

hild Anglo-Saxon, Old Saxon
Old English and Old Saxon word meaning "battle".

hildi Frankish (Hypothetical)
Frankish word meaning "battle".

hildiz Old Germanic (Hypothetical)
Germanic word meaning "battle, fight".

hildr Old Norse
Old Norse word meaning "battle".

hilds 𐌷𐌹𐌻𐌳𐍃 Gothic (Hypothetical)
Gothic word meaning "battle".

hilt Old High German
Old High German word meaning "battle".

hjalmr Old Norse
Old Norse word meaning "helmet".

hjǫrr Old Norse
Old Norse word meaning "sword".

hlud Frankish (Hypothetical)
Frankish word meaning "famous, loud".

hlūdaz Old Germanic (Hypothetical)
Germanic word meaning "loud, famous".

hlut Old High German
Old High German word meaning "famous, loud".

hold Old High German
Old High German word meaning "favourable, gracious, graceful, loyal".

holmr Old Norse
Old Norse word meaning "small island".

hǫð Old Norse
Old Norse word meaning "battle, combat".

hraban Old High German
Old High German word meaning "raven".

hrabnaz Old Germanic (Hypothetical)
Germanic word meaning "raven".

hram Old High German, Old Saxon, Frankish (Hypothetical)
Old High German, Old Saxon and Frankish word meaning "raven" (a variant of hraban).

hreiðr Old Norse
Old Norse word meaning "nest, home".

hrok Frankish (Hypothetical)
Frankish word meaning "crow, rook".

hrōkaz Old Germanic (Hypothetical)
Germanic word meaning "crow, rook".

hrōmaz Old Germanic (Hypothetical)
Germanic word meaning "fame, glory".

hros Old High German
Old High German word meaning "horse".

hross Frankish (Hypothetical)
Frankish word meaning "horse".

hroth Old Saxon (Hypothetical)
Old Saxon word meaning "fame, glory".

hroð Anglo-Saxon
Old English element meaning "fame, glory" (as a vocabulary word, it is spelled hreð).

hroþi Frankish (Hypothetical)
Frankish word meaning "fame, glory".

hrōþiz Old Germanic (Hypothetical)
Germanic word meaning "fame, glory".

hróðr Old Norse
Old Norse word meaning "praise, fame, glory".

hroþs 𐌷𐍂𐍉𐌸𐍃 Gothic (Hypothetical)
Gothic word meaning "fame, glory".

hruod Old High German (Hypothetical)
Old High German word meaning "fame, glory".

hruoh Old High German
Old High German word meaning "crow, rook".

hruom Old High German
Old High German word meaning "fame, glory".

hugi Frankish (Hypothetical)
Frankish word meaning "mind, thought, spirit".

hugiz Old Germanic (Hypothetical)
Germanic word meaning "mind, thought, understanding".

hugr Old Norse
Old Norse word meaning "mind, thought, mood".

hugu Old High German
Old High German word meaning "mind, thought, spirit".

hulmaz Old Germanic (Hypothetical)
Germanic word meaning "small island".

hulþaz Old Germanic (Hypothetical)
Germanic word meaning "favourable, gracious, graceful".

hun 1 Old High German, Anglo-Saxon, Frankish (Hypothetical)
Old High German, Old English and Frankish element meaning "bear cub, offspring".

hūnaz Old Germanic (Hypothetical)
Germanic word meaning "knob, swelling, offspring".

hursą Old Germanic (Hypothetical)
Germanic word meaning "horse".

id Old High German (Hypothetical)
Old High German element possibly meaning "work, labour".

idiz Old Germanic (Hypothetical)
Germanic word meaning "deed, doing".

ing Old High German, Anglo-Saxon, Old Dutch
Old High German, Old English and Old Dutch suffix meaning "belonging to".

ingaz Old Germanic (Hypothetical)
Germanic suffix meaning "belonging to".

irmin Old High German
Old High German prefix meaning "whole, great, universal".

is Old High German, Old Dutch (Hypothetical)
Old High German and Old Dutch word meaning "ice".

īsą Old Germanic (Hypothetical)
Germanic word meaning "ice".

iw Frankish (Hypothetical)
Frankish word meaning "yew tree".

iwa 1 Old High German
Old High German word meaning "yew tree".

īwaz Old Germanic (Hypothetical)
Germanic word meaning "yew tree".

jǫfurr Old Norse
Old Norse word meaning "boar, prince".

jór Old Norse
Old Norse word meaning "horse".

jǫrmun Old Norse
Old Norse prefix meaning "whole, great, immense".

jǫrð Old Norse
Old Norse word meaning "earth, soil".

karil Frankish (Hypothetical)
Frankish word meaning "man".

karl Old High German, Old Norse
Old High German (also spelled karal) and Old Norse word meaning "man".

karlaz Old Germanic (Hypothetical)
Germanic word meaning "man".

katilaz Old Germanic (Hypothetical)
Germanic word meaning "kettle, cauldron".

ketill Old Norse
Old Norse word meaning "kettle, cauldron" (later also acquiring the meaning "helmet").

keulaz Old Germanic (Hypothetical)
Germanic word meaning "ship, keel".

kind Old High German, Old Saxon
Old High German and Old Saxon word meaning "child".

kindą Old Germanic (Hypothetical)
Germanic word meaning "child".

kollo Old High German
Old High German word meaning "head, peak".

kōniz Old Germanic (Hypothetical)
Germanic word meaning "skillful, clever".

konr Old Norse
Old Norse word meaning "son, descendant".

kullaz Old Germanic (Hypothetical)
Germanic word meaning "head, peak".

kuni 1 Old High German, Frankish (Hypothetical)
Old High German and Frankish element meaning "kingly, royal".

kuniz Old Germanic (Hypothetical)
Germanic word meaning "kingly, chiefly, race, descendant".

kunją Old Germanic (Hypothetical)
Germanic word meaning "clan, family, lineage".

kunni Old High German
Old High German word meaning "clan, family".

kunþaz Old Germanic (Hypothetical)
Germanic word meaning "known, familiar".

kuoni Old High German
Old High German word meaning "brave, bold".

lahhi Old High German
Old High German word meaning "doctor, healer".

laibō Old Germanic (Hypothetical)
Germanic word meaning "remainder, remnant, legacy".

laibu Frankish (Hypothetical)
Frankish word meaning "remainder, remnant, legacy".

laikaz Old Germanic (Hypothetical)
Germanic word meaning "play, game, sport".

laki Frankish (Hypothetical)
Frankish word meaning "doctor, healer".

land Anglo-Saxon, Old Norse, Old Saxon, Frankish (Hypothetical)
Old English, Old Norse, Old Saxon and Frankish word meaning "land".

landą Old Germanic (Hypothetical)
Germanic word meaning "land".

lant Old High German, Old Dutch
Old High German and Old Dutch word meaning "land".

laug Old Norse
Old Norse element possibly meaning "vowed, promised, bound in oath".

leiba Old High German
Old High German word meaning "remainder, remnant, legacy".

leif Old Norse
Old Norse word meaning "inheritance, legacy, remainder, remnant".

leih Old High German
Old High German word meaning "melody, tune".

leikr Old Norse
Old Norse word meaning "play, game, sport".

lēkjaz Old Germanic (Hypothetical)
Germanic word meaning "doctor, healer".

leof Anglo-Saxon
Old English word meaning "dear, beloved".

leub Frankish (Hypothetical)
Frankish word meaning "dear, beloved".

leubaz Old Germanic (Hypothetical)
Germanic word meaning "dear, beloved".

leudīz Old Germanic (Hypothetical)
Germanic word meaning "people".

leuhtą Old Germanic (Hypothetical)
Germanic word meaning "light".

leva Old Saxon
Old Saxon word meaning "remainder, remnant, legacy".

lewo Old High German, Old Dutch, Frankish (Hypothetical)
Old High German, Old Dutch and Frankish word meaning "lion".

lind 1 Old High German, Frankish (Hypothetical)
Old High German and Frankish word meaning "soft, flexible, tender, mild".

linþaz Old Germanic (Hypothetical)
Germanic word meaning "soft, flexible, tender, mild".

liob Old High German
Old High German word meaning "dear, beloved".

liod Old Frisian
Old Frisian word meaning "people".

liud Old Dutch, Frankish (Hypothetical)
Old Dutch and Frankish word meaning "people".

liut Old High German
Old High German word meaning "people".

ljótr Old Norse
Old Norse element meaning "light".

lob Old High German
Old High German word meaning "praise".

mær Old Norse
Old Norse word meaning "girl, maid".

mære Anglo-Saxon
Old English word meaning "famous, illustrious, known".

mærr Old Norse
Old Norse word meaning "famous, illustrious, known".

mageną Old Germanic (Hypothetical)
Germanic word meaning "power, strength".

magn Old Norse
Old Norse word meaning "power, strength".

mahal Old High German, Old Saxon
Old High German and Old Saxon word meaning "meeting, assembly, court".

maht Old High German, Old Saxon
Old High German and Old Saxon word meaning "might, strength".

mahtiz Old Germanic (Hypothetical)
Germanic word meaning "might, strength".

man 1 Old High German, Old Dutch
Old High German and Old Dutch word meaning "person, man".

manag Old High German
Old High German word meaning "many".

managaz Old Germanic (Hypothetical)
Germanic word meaning "many".

mannô Old Germanic (Hypothetical)
Germanic word meaning "person, man".

mari Old High German, Old Saxon, Frankish (Hypothetical)
Old High German, Old Saxon and Frankish word meaning "famous, illustrious, known".

maþlą Old Germanic (Hypothetical)
Germanic word meaning "meeting, assembly, council".

mawī Old Germanic (Hypothetical)
Germanic word meaning "girl, maid".

megin Old High German, Old Saxon, Old Dutch (Hypothetical), Frankish (Hypothetical)
Old High German, Old Saxon, Old Dutch and Frankish word meaning "power, strength".

meldaz Old Germanic (Hypothetical)
Germanic word meaning "gentle, mild, pleasant".

mērjaz Old Germanic (Hypothetical)
Germanic word meaning "famous, illustrious, known".

mers 𐌼𐌴𐍂𐍃 Gothic (Hypothetical)
Gothic word meaning "famous, illustrious, known".

milde Anglo-Saxon
Old English word meaning "gentle, mild, pleasant".

mōdaz Old Germanic (Hypothetical)
Germanic word meaning "mind, mood".

móðr Old Norse
Old Norse word meaning "wrath, courage".

mund Anglo-Saxon
Old English word meaning "protection".

munda Frankish (Hypothetical)
Frankish word meaning "protection".

mundō Old Germanic (Hypothetical)
Germanic word meaning "hand, protection".

mundr Old Norse (Hypothetical)
Old Norse word meaning "protection".

munt Old High German
Old High German word meaning "protection".

muot Old High German
Old High German word meaning "mind, spirit, courage".

nand Old High German, Frankish (Hypothetical)
Old High German and Frankish word meaning "daring, brave".

nanþa 𐌽𐌰𐌽𐌸𐌰 Gothic (Hypothetical)
Gothic word meaning "boldness, daring".

nanþaz Old Germanic (Hypothetical)
Germanic word meaning "daring, brave".

naudiz Old Germanic (Hypothetical)
Germanic word meaning "need, necessity".

nord Old High German, Frankish (Hypothetical)
Old High German and Frankish word meaning "north".

not Old High German
Old High German word meaning "need, necessity".

noð Anglo-Saxon
Old English word meaning "boldness, daring".

nurþaz Old Germanic (Hypothetical)
Germanic word meaning "north".

oddr Old Norse
Old Norse word meaning "point (of a sword)".

ǫrn Old Norse
Old Norse word meaning "eagle".

ort Old High German
Old High German word meaning "point".

os Anglo-Saxon
Old English word meaning "god".

ot Old High German
Old High German word meaning "wealth, fortune".

ōþalą Old Germanic (Hypothetical)
Germanic word meaning "fatherland, heritage".

oþil Frankish (Hypothetical)
Frankish word meaning "fatherland, heritage".

rad 2 Frankish (Hypothetical)
Frankish word meaning "counsel, advice".

ræd Anglo-Saxon
Old English word meaning "counsel, advice".

ragin 𐍂𐌰𐌲𐌹𐌽 Gothic
Gothic word meaning "law, decree, assessment, responsibility".

raginą Old Germanic (Hypothetical)
Germanic word meaning "counsel, advice, decision".

rana 3 𐍂𐌰𐌽𐌰 Gothic (Hypothetical)
Gothic element possibly meaning "wedge".

randi Frankish (Hypothetical)
Frankish word meaning "rim (of a shield)".

randiz Old Germanic (Hypothetical)
Germanic word meaning "rim (of a shield)".

rant Old High German
Old High German word meaning "rim (of a shield)".

rat Old High German
Old High German word meaning "counsel, advice".

ráð Old Norse
Old Norse word meaning "counsel, advice".

red Old Frisian
Old Frisian word meaning "counsel, advice".

rēdaz Old Germanic (Hypothetical)
Germanic word meaning "counsel, advice".

regin Old Norse, Old High German (Hypothetical), Frankish (Hypothetical)
Old Norse, Old High German and Frankish word meaning "advice, counsel, decision". In Old Norse it acquired the meaning "power of the gods".

reiks 𐍂𐌴𐌹𐌺𐍃 Gothic
Gothic word meaning "ruler, king".

ric Anglo-Saxon
Old English affix meaning "ruler, king".

rice Anglo-Saxon
Old English word meaning "power, rule, realm" or "mighty, rich" (from rīkiją and rīkijaz, derivatives of rīks).

rīdaną Old Germanic (Hypothetical)
Germanic word meaning "to ride".

rih Old High German
Old High German affix meaning "ruler, king".

rihhi Old High German
Old High German word meaning "kingdom, realm" or "rich, mighty" (from rīkiją and rīkijaz, derivatives of rīks).

rik Old Saxon, Frankish (Hypothetical)
Old Saxon and Frankish affix meaning "ruler, king".

ríkr Old Norse
Old Norse word meaning "ruler, king" or "mighty, rich" (from rīkijaz, a derivative of rīks).

rīks Old Germanic (Hypothetical)
Germanic word meaning "ruler, king" (of Celtic origin).

ríða Old Norse
Old Norse word meaning "to ride".

rǫnd Old Norse
Old Norse word meaning "rim (of a shield)".

rudą Old Germanic (Hypothetical)
Germanic word meaning "cleared land".

rún Old Norse
Old Norse word meaning "secret lore, rune".

run Anglo-Saxon
Old English word meaning "secret lore, rune".

runa Old High German
Old High German word meaning "secret lore, rune".

rūnō Old Germanic (Hypothetical)
Germanic word meaning "secret lore, rune".

sahsaz Old Germanic (Hypothetical)
Germanic word meaning "a Saxon", referring to a member of the Germanic tribe (derived from sahsą).

sahso Old High German
Old High German word meaning "a Saxon", referring to a member of the Germanic tribe.

salba 𐍃𐌰𐌻𐌱𐌰 Old High German, Gothic
Old High German and Gothic word meaning "salve, ointment".

salbō Old Germanic (Hypothetical)
Germanic word meaning "salve, ointment".

saliz Old Germanic (Hypothetical)
Germanic word meaning "house, hall".

salo 1 Old High German
Old High German word meaning "dark, black".

salr Old Norse
Old Norse word meaning "room, hall".

sals 𐍃𐌰𐌻𐍃 Gothic (Hypothetical)
Gothic word meaning "house, hall".

salwaz Old Germanic (Hypothetical)
Germanic word meaning "dusky, sallow".

scalc Old High German
Old High German word meaning "servant".

segiz Old Germanic (Hypothetical)
Germanic word meaning "victory".

senþaz Old Germanic (Hypothetical)
Germanic word meaning "path, journey, time, instance".

setio Old Saxon
Old Saxon suffix meaning "inhabitant".

sige Anglo-Saxon
Old English word meaning "victory".

sigi Old Saxon, Frankish (Hypothetical)
Old Saxon and Frankish word meaning "victory".

sigis 𐍃𐌹𐌲𐌹𐍃 Gothic
Gothic word meaning "victory".

sigr Old Norse
Old Norse word meaning "victory".

sigu Old High German
Old High German word meaning "victory".

sind Old High German
Old High German word meaning "path, journey".

sinþs 𐍃𐌹𐌽𐌸𐍃 Gothic
Gothic word meaning "time, instance".

skalkaz Old Germanic (Hypothetical)
Germanic word meaning "servant".

sól Old Norse
Old Norse word meaning "sun".

sōwelō Old Germanic (Hypothetical)
Germanic word meaning "sun".

stabaz Old Germanic (Hypothetical)
Germanic word meaning "staff, stick".

stafr Old Norse
Old Norse word meaning "staff".

stainaz Old Germanic (Hypothetical)
Germanic word meaning "stone".

stan 1 Anglo-Saxon
Old English word meaning "stone".

stein Old High German
Old High German word meaning "stone".

steinn Old Norse
Old Norse word meaning "stone".

stinþaz Old Germanic (Hypothetical)
Germanic word meaning "hard, stiff".

stiþ Anglo-Saxon
Old English word meaning "hard, stiff, cruel".

sunna Old High German
Old High German word meaning "sun".

sunne Anglo-Saxon
Old English word meaning "sun".

sunnǭ Old Germanic (Hypothetical)
Germanic word meaning "sun".

svanr Old Norse
Old Norse word meaning "swan".

swan Old High German, Anglo-Saxon, Old Saxon, Old Dutch (Hypothetical), Frankish (Hypothetical)
Old High German, Old English, Old Saxon, Old Dutch and Frankish word meaning "swan".

swanaz Old Germanic (Hypothetical)
Germanic word meaning "swan".

swar Old High German
Old High German word meaning "heavy, serious".

swenþaz Old Germanic (Hypothetical)
Germanic word meaning "strong".

swēraz Old Germanic (Hypothetical)
Germanic word meaning "heavy, serious".

swind Old High German (Hypothetical)
Old High German word meaning "strong".

swinþs 𐍃𐍅𐌹𐌽𐌸𐍃 Gothic
Gothic word meaning "strong".

swith Old Saxon
Old Saxon word meaning "strong".

swiþ Anglo-Saxon
Old English word meaning "strong".

tag Old High German
Old High German word meaning "day".

þank Frankish (Hypothetical)
Frankish word meaning "thought, consideration, thanks".

thank Old Saxon, Old Dutch
Old Saxon and Old Dutch word meaning "thought, consideration, thanks".

þankaz Old Germanic (Hypothetical)
Germanic word meaning "thought, consideration, thanks".

þeoda Frankish (Hypothetical)
Frankish word meaning "people, tribe".

þeudō Old Germanic (Hypothetical)
Germanic word meaning "people, tribe".

thiad Old Dutch
Old Dutch word meaning "people, tribe".

thiod Old Saxon
Old Saxon word meaning "people, tribe".

þiuda 𐌸𐌹𐌿𐌳𐌰 Gothic
Gothic word meaning "people, tribe".

þruþi Frankish (Hypothetical)
Frankish word meaning "strength".

þrūþiz Old Germanic (Hypothetical)
Germanic word meaning "strength".

þryþ Anglo-Saxon
Old English word meaning "strength".

uhta Anglo-Saxon
Old English word meaning "before dawn".

ulfr Old Norse
Old Norse word meaning "wolf".

unhtwǭ Old Germanic (Hypothetical)
Germanic word meaning "before dawn".

unna Old Norse
Old Norse word meaning "to love".

unnaną Old Germanic (Hypothetical)
Germanic word meaning "to love".

unnr Old Norse
Old Norse word meaning "wave".

unþī Old Germanic (Hypothetical)
Germanic word meaning "wave, flood".

uodil Old High German
Old High German word meaning "heritage".

uzdaz Old Germanic (Hypothetical)
Germanic word meaning "point, tip".

valdr Old Norse
Old Norse word meaning "ruler".

valr Old Norse
Old Norse word meaning "the dead, the slain (of battle)".

varr Old Norse
Old Norse word meaning "aware, cautious".

vé Old Norse
Old Norse word meaning "holy, sanctuary".

veig Old Norse
Old Norse word meaning "strength".

víg Old Norse
Old Norse word meaning "war, battle".

vili Old Norse
Old Norse word meaning "will, desire".

vindr 2 Old Norse (Hypothetical)
Old Norse element possibly meaning "victor, winner".

vinr Old Norse
Old Norse word meaning "friend".

vir Old Norse
Old Norse element, probably meaning either "warrior, fighter" (related to wīgą) or "holy man" (related to wīhaz).

víðr Old Norse
Old Norse word meaning "wide, large".

viðr Old Norse
Old Norse word meaning "tree, wood".

vǫr Old Norse
Feminine form of varr.

vǫrðr Old Norse
Old Norse word meaning "guard, guardian".

waddi Frankish (Hypothetical)
Frankish word meaning "pledge".

wadją Old Germanic (Hypothetical)
Germanic word meaning "pledge".

wær Anglo-Saxon
Old English word meaning "aware, cautious".

waigō Old Germanic (Hypothetical)
Germanic word meaning "strength".

wakkar Old High German
Old High German word meaning "awake, vigilant".

wakraz Old Germanic (Hypothetical)
Germanic word meaning "awake, vigilant".

wakrs 𐍅𐌰𐌺𐍂𐍃 Gothic (Hypothetical)
Gothic word meaning "awake, vigilant".

walah Old High German
Old High German word meaning "foreigner, Celt, Roman".

walaz Old Germanic (Hypothetical)
Germanic word meaning "the dead, the slain (of battle)".

wald 2 Old Saxon (Hypothetical), Frankish (Hypothetical)
Old Saxon and Frankish word meaning "ruler" or "power, authority".

waldą Old Germanic (Hypothetical)
Germanic word meaning "power, authority".

waldaz Old Germanic (Hypothetical)
Germanic word meaning "powerful, mighty, ruler".

walh Old Saxon (Hypothetical), Frankish (Hypothetical)
Old Saxon and Frankish word meaning "foreigner, Celt, Roman".

walhaz Old Germanic (Hypothetical)
Germanic word meaning "foreigner, Celt, Roman" (probably derived from the name of the Celtic tribe of the Volcae).

walt Old High German
Old High German word meaning "power, authority".

wan Old High German
Old High German word meaning "hope, expectation".

wandilaz Old Germanic (Hypothetical)
Germanic word meaning "a Vandal", referring to a member of the Germanic tribe.

wani Frankish (Hypothetical)
Old Frankish word meaning "hope, expectation".

war 1 Old High German, Frankish (Hypothetical)
Old High German and Frankish word meaning "aware, cautious".

war 2 Old High German, Frankish (Hypothetical)
Old High German and Frankish word meaning "true".

waraz Old Germanic (Hypothetical)
Germanic word meaning "aware, cautious".

ward Old Saxon, Frankish (Hypothetical)
Old Saxon and Frankish word meaning "guard, guardian".

wardaz Old Germanic (Hypothetical)
Germanic word meaning "guard, guardian".

wards 𐍅𐌰𐍂𐌳𐍃 Gothic (Hypothetical)
Gothic word meaning "guard, guardian".

warjaną Old Germanic (Hypothetical)
Germanic word meaning "to ward off, to prevent".

warnon Old High German
Old High German word meaning "to warn".

warnōną Old Germanic (Hypothetical)
Germanic word meaning "to warn".

wars 𐍅𐌰𐍂𐍃 Gothic
Gothic word meaning "aware, cautious".

wart Old High German
Old High German word meaning "guard, guardian".

weald 1 Anglo-Saxon
Old English word meaning "powerful, mighty" or "power, authority".

wealh Anglo-Saxon
Old English word meaning "foreigner, Celt".

weard Anglo-Saxon
Old English word meaning "guard, guardian".

wehtiz Old Germanic (Hypothetical)
Germanic word meaning "thing".

weljô Old Germanic (Hypothetical)
Germanic word meaning "will, desire".

wēniz Old Germanic (Hypothetical)
Germanic word meaning "hope, expectation".