Word origins

• ergotamineAn alkaloid, extracted from ergot, that causes constriction of blood vessels and has been used to treat migraine; it is related to lysergic acid.
• affenpinscherA breed of toy dog bred in Western Europe.
• WachtelA surname from German.
• stempelA shelf set into a mineshaft for storing waste material, or for use as a step or support.
• pollanA freshwater fish, Coregonus pollan, resembling a herring
• frenzA surname from German.
• SchlitzA beer from the Joseph Schlitz Brewing Company.
• zittingOnly used in zitting cisticola.
• LeonoreA female given name.
• kerbsA surname from German.
• DuerstA surname from German.
• AndraeA surname from German.
• harleA bird, the red-breasted merganser.
• oleumA solution of sulfur trioxide in sulfuric acid.
• SchreyerA surname from German.
• SchurzA surname from German.
• LippeA river in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.
• FickerA surname from German.
• StephaniA surname.
• OllerA surname.
• ZoellerA surname from German.
• GranerA surname from German.
• StegmannA surname from German.
• PlettA surname from German.
• GompersA surname.
• SusskindA surname from German.
• schwaAn indeterminate central vowel sound as the "a" in "about", represented as /ə/ in IPA.
• WaldmannA surname from German.
• swindlerA person who swindles, cheats or defrauds.
• KnoblauchA surname from German.
• spritzerA chilled long drink, made from white wine and soda water, or fruit juice and soda water.
• SchmehlA surname from German.
• ArlbergA massif shared between the states of Vorarlberg and Tyrol in Austria, bordered by the Verwall in the south, the Lechquellen in the northwest and the Lechtal Alps in the northeast; the region has a long tradition of winter sports (mainly skiing) and its villages rely on tourism as their main source of income.
• RotenbergA surname from German.
• GingerichA surname.
• verstehenA stance that attempts to understand the meaning of action from the actor’s point of view, so that the actor is seen as a subject rather than an object of observation.
• lauterClear.
• ReimersA surname from German.
• ExnerA surname from German.
• wunderkindA child prodigy; a wonderchild.
• FranckeA surname.
• rosebushThe shrub that roses grow on: a rose plant.
• ZensA surname from German.
• FahrA surname from German.
• RovnerA surname from German.
• BuetowA surname from German.
• KuhnsA surname from German.
• TrumperA political supporter of Donald Trump or his MAGA movement.
• engramA postulated physical or biochemical change in neural tissue that represents a memory.
• pistoleA Spanish gold double-escudo coin of the mid-sixteenth century, or any of various gold coins derived from or based on this.
• KammerA surname from German.
• frauleinA young German woman.
• GellmanA surname from German.
• MuhlA surname from German.
• AxtA surname from German.
• LangsamA surname from German.
• HornburgA town in Wolfenbüttel district, Lower Saxony, Germany.
• meerschaumA soft white mineral, chiefly used for smoking-pipes and cigar holders.
• schwerA surname from German.
• AnschlussPolitical annexation, specifically that of Austria into Nazi Germany in 1938.
• ZettelA surname from German.
• BrauA surname.
• HirschbergA surname from German.
• ZillerA surname from German.
• GottwaldA surname from German.
• sinterAn alluvial sediment deposited by a mineral spring.
• HofmeisterA surname.
• BettenA surname.
• MaskeA surname from German.
• DunkleA surname from German.
• MeuserA surname from German.
• GlauberA surname from German.
• abseilTo descend a steep or vertical drop using a rope with a mechanical friction device or (classic abseil) by wrapping the rope around the body.
• NeilsA surname from German.
• SchauA surname.
• BrosiusA surname from German.
• AsmusA surname originating as a patronymic.
• vorspielA prelude.
• GeertzA surname from German.
• LandwehrA segment of the armed forces of Germany, Austria, or Switzerland, often made up of older people, used for defense of the homeland.
• EhrmannA surname from German.
• hurlerThe pitcher.
• DilgerA surname from German.
• schoberA sheaf of a category
• WalbergA surname.
• capelleThe private orchestra or band of a prince or church.
• FreierA surname from German.
• MeurerA surname.
• GruppA surname from German.
• SpohrA surname from German.
• hornblendeA green to black amphibole mineral, of complex structure, formed in the late stages of cooling in igneous rock.
• KrankA surname from German.
• BenschA surname from German.
• goseA beer brewed since the 16th century, in Goslar and later Leipzig, with malted wheat, salt, and coriander.
• rutherrather
• vierlingA long firearm with four barrels (typically two shotgun barrels and two rifle barrels).
• geestA type of slightly raised landscape, with sandy and gravelly soils, that occurs in the plains of Northern Germany, the Northern Netherlands and Denmark.
• RosenstielA surname from German.
• ZellnerA surname from German.
• DobermannA large breed of guard dog bred in Germany.