| 1941. | wanen | ['waːnən] (woher, von wannen) whence, from where =OE hwanan |
| 1942. | Wang | [waŋ] (Wanges) (Backe, Wange) cheek =OE wang |
| 1943. | wann | [wan] (subor.) (wann, wenn) when, whenever =OE hwanne |
| 1944. | Wapitihert | [wa'piːtihɛɐt] (Wapitihertes) (Wapiti) American elk =Wapiti + Hert, calque NL wapitihert |
| 1945. | Ward | [waɐt] (Wardes) (Wache, Wachposten) guard, warder, watchman, watch, sentinel, sentry =OE weard |
| 1946. | warm | [waɐm] (warm) warm =OE wearm |
| 1947. | warnen | ['waɐnən] (warneþ, warnede, jewarned) (hüten, warnen) to beware, take heed, be on guard; to warn =OE warnian |
| 1948. | Warnung | ['waɐnʊŋ] (Warnunge) (Warnung, Achtung) warning =OE warnung |
| 1949. | waschen | ['waʃən] (waschþ, wuusch, jewaschen) (waschen) to wash; to pan; to launder =OE wæscan |
| 1950. | Wastem | ['wastəm] (Wastmes) (Frucht, Wachstum, Produkt) growth, produce, fruit =OE wæstm |
| 1951. | wat | [wat] (was) what = .tg {border-collapse:collapse;border-spacing:0;} .tg td{border-color:black;border-style:solid;border-width:1px;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;font-size:14px; More… |
| 1952. | Water | ['waːtɐ] (Watres, Watre) (Wasser) water =OE wæter |
| 1953. | Waterstoff | ['waːtɐstɔf] (Waterstoffes) (Wasserstoff) hydrogen =Water + Stoff, calque DE Wasserstoff |
| 1954. | Watervat | ['waːtɐvat] (Watervates, Watervate) (Wasserkrug) waterpot =OE wæterfæt |
| 1955. | watwege | ['watweːɡə] (ein wenig; etwas) somewhat, a little; something =OE hwæthwega |
| 1956. | waxen | ['waksən] (wyxt, wiex, jewaxen) (wachsen) to grow, increase, wax =OE weaxan |
| 1957. | Webb | [wɛp] (Webbes, Webb) (Gewebe) web, weave, tissue =OE webb |
| 1958. | wecchen | ['wɛtʃən] (weçheþ, wechte, jewecht) (wecken) to wake (up), waken, awake, arouse =OE weccan |
| 1959. | Weccher | ['wɛtʃɐ] (Weccheres) (Wecker) alarm clock =(a)wecchen + -er, calque DE Wecker |
| 1960. | Wedd | [wɛt] (Weddes, Wedd) (Pfand) pledge, security =OE wedd |
