English words from German
- BechererA surname from German.
- BeekerA surname.
- BehnkenA surname from German.
- beikostAn infant's first non-liquid food, such as mashed vegetables or applesauce, given to supplement or replace breast milk.
- BeilfussA surname from German.
- BeilkeA surname from German.
- BeislerA surname from German.
- BeisselA surname from German.
- BelgerA surname from German.
- belletristA person who writes or is concerned with belles-lettres
- BendorfA surname from German.
- benterA surname from German.
- BerbockA surname from German.
- BereitschaftspotentialA measure of activity in the motor cortex and supplementary motor area of the brain, leading up to voluntary muscle movement.
- -bergAdded to a stem to form a patronymic or matronymic surname.
- bergfriedA tall defensive tower typically found in medieval castles in German-influenced countries.
- BerggruenA surname from German.
- bergshrundA large crack or crevasse in a glacier where the glacier is pulling away from the mountain.
- bergstockA long pole with a spike at the end, used in climbing mountains; an alpenstock.
- BermsgrünA district of Schwarzenberg, Erzgebirgskreis, Saxony, Germany.
- BernskoetterA surname from German.
- BerresA surname from German.
- BerschA surname from German.
- BertkeA surname from German.
- BesserwisserA know-it-all, wiseguy, wiseacre, smart aleck.
- BessingerA surname from German.
- BethanienA rural town in Barossa Council, Barossa Valley, South Australia, Australia, formerly known as Bethanien
- BetkerA surname from German.
- BetzerA surname from German.
- BeusA surname.
- biandryThe state of having two male partners.
- BichselA surname from German.
- BiebelA surname from German.
- BiehlerA surname from German.
- BiererA surname from German.
- bierstubeA beer hall.
- bierwurstA smoked, seasoned Brühwurst sausage originally from Bavaria in Germany, with a garlicky flavor and dark red color.
- Bildsteinagalmatolite
- bilicyaninA blue (or bluish) bile pigment found in gallstones and formed by oxidation of biliverdin or bilirubin.
- biliverdinA green tetrapyrrolic bile pigment, a product of heme catabolism, responsible for the greenish color sometimes seen in bruises.
- BillingerA surname from German.
- biocoenosisA community of interacting organisms that form a natural ecological unit.
- BirchlerA surname from German.
- BirknerA surname from German.
- BirxA municipality of Schmalkalden-Meiningen district, Thuringia, Germany.
- BischofbergerA surname from German.
- BischofswerdaA town in Saxony, Germany.
- BiserA surname from German.
- BittenbinderA surname from German.
- bitterlingAny of various species of small cyprinid fish in the genus Rhodeus.
- Blau gasAn artificial illuminating gas similar to propane, manufactured by decomposing mineral oils in retorts by heat and compressing the resulting naphtha into liquid.
- BlauschildA surname from German.
- BlehmA surname from German.
- bleicherdeA kind of grey loamy sand.
- BlessingerA surname from German.
- BludenzA town in the state of Vorarlberg, Austria, located on the river Ill at the meeting point of five valleys: Walgau, Montafon, Brandnertal, Klostertal and Großes Walsertal, and is surrounded by the Bregenz Forest Mountains in the north, the Rätikon in the southwest and the Silvretta in the southeast; it is best known for its nearby ski areas and producing Milka chocolate; the town is the administrative centre of its eponymous district.
- BluemelA surname from German.
- BlumenbergA surname from German.
- BlumenkopfA surname from German.
- blumsaka children's game equivalent to duck, duck, goose
- blutwurstA blood sausage, blood pudding
- bockwurstA large frankfurter (type of German sausage).
- BoedingA surname from German.
- BoegerA surname from German.
- BoehleA surname from German.
- BoehnkeA surname from German.
- BoehnleinA surname from German.
- BoelkeA surname from German.
- BohlanderA surname from German.
- BohnenkampA surname from German.
- BollenbacherA surname from German.
- BollenhutA formal headdress with woollen pompoms, worn since about 1750 by Protestant women as part of their folk costume in the three neighbouring Black Forest villages of Gutach, Kirnbach and Hornberg-Reichenbach.
- BosslerA surname from German.
- bott hammerA hammer used to process flax.
- botulinAn extremely potent nerve toxin produced by the anaerobic bacteria Clostridium botulinum. Ingesting botulin results in the serious medical condition of botulism.
- BrachleA surname from German.
- Brandenburg an der HavelA town in Brandenburg, Germany.
- brandleTo shake; to (cause to) totter.
- BratschA surname from German.
- Braunau am InnA town and district of Upper Innviertel, northwestern Upper Austria, Austria.
- BraunschildA surname from German.
- BrecheisenA surname from German.
- BrechtelA surname from German.
- BreisachA town in western Baden-Württemberg, Germany.
- Breisgau-HochschwarzwaldA distict in Baden-Württemberg, Germany.
- BreitkreutzA surname from German.
- breitschwanzBroadtail.
- brennschlussThe moment in the path of a rocket when the fuel burns out, after which it continues its ballistic trajectory under only the forces of gravity and air resistance (if present).
- BrethauerA surname from German.
- brompicrinA pungent colourless liquid, CNO₂Br₃, with explosive properties.
- broolA deep murmur.
- brötchenbun, bread roll
- brotformA type of basket used to provide structure for breads during proofing.
- brucksA surname from German.
- BrueckA surname from German.
- BruggemannA surname from German.
- BrunhildA shieldmaiden and valkyrie in Germanic mythology, a main character in the Nibelungenlied, Vǫlsunga saga, and some poems of the Poetic Edda.
- BrunkenA surname from German.
- BrunkerA surname from German.
- BuchingerA surname from German.