Word origins

• formansSynonym of formative (“language unit, typically a morph, that has a morphological function”).
• FornwaltA surname from German.
• ForschungsstipendiumAny of a certain kind of scholarship or fellowship granted by some German academic Stiftungen to fund or subsidize a specified project of academic research; a research scholarship.
• fort-daThe (repeated) disappearance and reappearance of an object, especially as a source of pleasure in child play.
• Frankfurt am MainThe largest city in Hesse, Germany, situated on the Main River.
• FrankhauserA surname from German.
• franzbrötchenA kind of German cinnamon roll pastry, similar to a croissant, originating from Hamburg.
• FraustadtFormer name of Wschowa.
• Freiburg im BreisgauAn independent city in Baden-Württemberg, Germany.
• FreikorpsA German-speaking corps of military or paramilitary and free (autonomous) nature, in some cases a private militia or army; in particular, such a group linked to Germany.
• fremdschämenA feeling of vicarious embarrassment for another.
• FrericksA surname from German.
• FrerkingA surname from German.
• FreudenburgA surname from German.
• FreudenheimA surname from German.
• FriedersdorfA surname from German.
• FriedtA surname from German.
• frikadelleA rounded, flat-bottomed meatball of North European origin, eaten hot or cold, and typically consisting of: minced pork or beef/veal (or, commonly, a blend of these meats); chopped onions; eggs; milk or water; breadcrumbs, oatmeal, or flour; salt; and pepper.
• FrischmannA surname from German.
• FrommeltA surname from German.
• FruhwirthA surname.
• Frutiger AeroAn Internet aesthetic characterized by modern and organic themes associated with nature, glass, water and air.
• führerAdolf Hitler, during his time as chancellor of Nazi Germany.
• FunkspielThe practice of sending deceptive information to the enemy by means of their official channels that have been subverted.
• funktionslustA sense of joy or wellbeing an animal (including a human) gets from doing that which it is meant to do.
• fuselolSynonym of fusel oil.
• gabertA lighter, or vessel for inland navigation.
• GagenA surname.
• GahmA surname from German.
• GahnA surname from German.
• GallmeisterA surname from German.
• gamsbartA tuft of chamois or other hair traditionally worn as a decoration on hats in alpine Austria and Bavaria.
• GansserA surname from German.
• garmsclothing
• GarreltsA surname.
• GassenheimerA surname from German.
• gauleiterAn official in charge of a district of the Nazi Party (after 1933 increasingly adopting state functions).
• GebrauchsmusikMusic composed for a specific, identifiable purpose, not just for its own sake.
• gedankenexperimentthought experiment
• GeffertA surname from German.
• gegenhaltenparatonia
• gegenionA counterion: an ion of opposite charge to another in an electrochemical or ion transport system.
• gegenpressingA tactic in which a team, after losing possession of the ball, immediately attempts to win back possession, rather than falling back to regroup.
• gegenscheinA faint brightening of the night sky in the region of the ecliptic directly opposite the Sun.
• gegenstandstheorieTheory of objects.
• geggA trick or hoax.
• GehlhausenA surname from German.
• GehlingA surname from German.
• GehmA surname from German.
• GeisenA surname from German.
• gelandeterrain, area.
• geländeläuferA cross-country skier; a participant in cross-country skiing.
• gelandesprungA jump, usually over an obstacle, made in downhill skiing.
• gelbstoffThe optically measurable component of dissolved organic matter in water, which primarily occurs naturally from tannin released from decaying detritus. As the amount of organic matter increases, it causes the water to appear green, yellow-green, and then brown.
• GeldzahlerA surname from German.
• gelosisA localized hardening or stiffness of tissue after exposure to severe cold, supposedly caused by a colloidal change resulting in gel formation and increased viscosity in the protoplasm of cells.
• gemütlichComfortable, cosy, pleasant.
• gemütlichkeitThe state or fact of being gemütlich; middle-class niceness or cosiness, hospitality.
• GenselA surname from German.
• GenterA surname from German.
• GenthnerA surname from German.
• geognosyThe geological study of the Earth's structure and composition.
• GeopolitikA branch of 19th-century German statecraft, foreign policy, and geostrategy, developed from the writings of various German thinkers.
• geotectonicsTectonics, structural geology; the study of the structure of the Earth, especially of the formation and movement of tectonic plates.
• GeradsA surname from German.
• GerholdA surname from German.
• GermanistA person who studies the Germanic languages, the associated literatures and/or cultures.
• GernertA surname from German.
• GerschA surname from German.
• gesamtkunstwerkTotal artwork; an artistic creation such as an operatic performance that encompasses music, theatre and the visual arts.
• GettlerA surname from German.
• GewürztraminerAn aromatic white wine grape variety that grows best in cooler climates.
• gibelPrussian carp (Carassius gibelio).
• GielowA surname from German.
• GierthA surname from German.
• GieserA surname from German.
• GietzenA surname from German.
• GlaweA surname from German.
• GlecknerA surname from German.
• GleichschaltungThe forced standardization of political and social institutions under an authoritarian regime, originally with reference to Nazi Germany.
• GlocknerA surname from German.
• GlückstadtA town in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany.
• GlucksteinA surname from German.
• gluhweinA type of mulled wine from German-speaking countries made from red wine with cinnamon and other herbs and spices.
• GluthA surname from German.
• gnomiumA non-existent chemical element whose existence was postulated in the late 19th century.
• GoeckeA surname from German.
• GoettelA surname from German.
• GohmertA surname from German.
• GoldkopfA surname from German.
• GolzA surname from German.
• GorackeA surname from German.
• GörlitzA town and rural district of Saxony, Germany.
• Gorni-StudenA village in Svishtov Municipality, Veliko Tarnovo Province, Moesia, Bulgaria.
• GötterdämmerungThe myth of the destruction of the gods in a final battle with the forces of evil; Ragnarök.
• GottheimerA surname from German.
• Gott in HimmelOh my God.
• GottscheeA region in southern Slovenia which was historically inhabited by the Germanic Gottscheers who spoke Gottscheerish.
• GottscheerOne of the Germanic inhabitants of Gottschee, or one of their descendants.
• GottscheerishThe Germanic lect (sometimes considered an independent language and sometimes considered a dialect of Bavarian) historically used by the Gottscheers in the enclave of Gottschee, Slovenia, now little spoken.