Common German Words A to Z

German Verbage A to Z
German Words That Begin With "W"

German - English

Wagner - cartwright
Waise - orphan
Wald - forest, woods
wann - when
Wappen - coat of arms
Wappenkunde - heraldry
war - was
waren - were
warum - why
was - what
Wassersucht - dropsy, edema
Weber - weaver
Weduwe - widow
wegen - because of
Wehmutter - midwife
Weib - wife, woman
weiblich - female
weil. = weiland - deceased
weiland - deceased
Weiland - the deceased
Weiler - hamlet
weiß - white
Weißgerber - tanner
welche - which
Weltpriester - a secular priest
wer - who
werden - to become
West - west
weyland - deceased
wie - how
Wiedertäufer - Anabaptist
Windpocken - chicken pox
Wintermonat - November
Wirt - innkeeper
Wittib - widow
Wittiber - widower
Witwer - widower
wo - where
Woche - week
Wochenbett - childbed
Wöchnerin - woman in childbed
woher - from where
wohnen - to live, residing
Wohnort - place of residence
Wohnplatz - place of residence
Wohnung - domicile, residence
wollen - to want
Wonnemonat - May
Wörterbuch - dictionary
wurde geboren - was born
wurde getauft - was baptized
würdig - worthy
Wwe. = Witwe - widow
Wwer. = Witwer - widower