English words from German
- Kaiser-WilhelmslandThe mainland part of German New Guinea, including the northern part of present-day Papua New Guinea.
- KalbachA surname from German.
- kameradTo surrender, as a German in World War II.
- KamphausA surname from German.
- KannenbergA surname from German.
- kanoneAn expert skier.
- KantzerA surname from German.
- kapellmeisterA leader or conductor of a musical group such as an orchestra.
- karrenfeldAn area of limestone that has been eroded into furrows and fissures
- kartoffelA potato.
- KarwinskiA surname.
- KaselA surname from German.
- kasernA military barracks, especially of the US military, in Germany.
- KasingerA surname from German.
- KassingA surname from German.
- katophoriteA monoclinic-prismatic mineral containing aluminum, calcium, hydrogen, iron, magnesium, manganese, oxygen, potassium, silicon, sodium, and titanium.
- katzbalgerA short Renaissance arming sword, of sturdy build, with a distinctive ess- or eight-shaped guard, the signature blade of the Landsknecht, used for close-quarters combat.
- katzenjammerA hangover.
- KatzenklavierSynonym of cat organ.
- KauerA surname from German.
- KaufholdA surname from German.
- KedingA surname from German.
- keglingThe game of bowling.
- KehresA surname from German.
- KeidelA surname from German.
- KeinathA surname from German.
- kellerbierA type of German beer, a lager, which is typically neither clarified nor pasteurised.
- keller synthA subgenre of dungeon synth, closely related to tänzelcore.
- KelnhoferA surname from German.
- KeltzA surname from German.
- KemmerlingA surname from German.
- Kenn numberA numeric code used on German postal mail in World War II to identify a field post office.
- KensingerA surname from German.
- KentnerA surname from German.
- KertzA surname from German.
- KienitzA surname from German.
- kieselguhrDiatomaceous earth, a kind of soft rock containing the remains of diatoms; it absorbs nitroglycerine and is used to manufacture dynamite.
- KiesowA surname from German.
- kilchSynonym of whitefish (Coregonus)
- KilgusA surname from German.
- KillenbergA surname from German.
- KinzingerA surname from German.
- kipfelA type of crescent-shaped biscuit or bread roll.
- KipflerA small elongated variety of potato with yellow flesh.
- KirchgessnerA surname from German.
- KirchhoeferA surname from German.
- KirmseA surname from German.
- KirschenmanA surname from German.
- KirschenmannA surname from German.
- kirschwasserA distilled spirit made from cherries, usually of the species Cerasus avium; kirsch.
- KirtzA surname from German.
- KlabautermannA water sprite (or nix) who assists sailors and fishermen on the Baltic Sea in their duties.
- KlammA surname from German.
- KlapperichA surname from German.
- klappvisierA type of visor, found on medieval European (especially German) helmets, typically hinged at a single point in the middle of the brow of the helmet (rather than hinged on the sides of the skull).
- KlausingA surname from German.
- klecksographyThe art of making images from inkblots.
- KleeschulteA surname from German.
- kleestengelOne of a pair of ornaments extending from the chest outward along the wing-bone of a bird, terminating in a trefoil, chiefly in German heraldry.
- KleierA surname from German.
- KleinbautzenA village in Malschwitz, Bautzen district, Saxony, Germany.
- KlemannA surname from German.
- kletterschuhA lightweight boot used in rock climbing.
- KliemannA surname from German.
- KlipfelA surname from German.
- KlippA surname from German.
- KloeppelA surname from German.
- KloetzerA surname.
- KlossnerA surname from German.
- KlotzerA surname from German.
- KlotzmannA surname from German.
- KlugmannA surname from German.
- KmetzA surname from German.
- knackwurstA highly seasoned scalded sausage made from beef, pork, and fatty tissue similar to a frankfurter, but shorter and thicker.
- KnappenbergerA surname from German.
- knawelScleranthus annuus, common in sandy soil.
- KnechtgesA surname from German.
- KneerA surname from German.
- KneipA surname from German.
- KnessA surname from German.
- KnieriemA surname from German.
- KnippelA surname from German.
- KnipperA surname from German.
- knödelA boiled dumpling commonly found in Central European and Eastern European cuisine, usually made from flour, bread, or potatoes, and often served as a side dish, but can also be a dessert such as plum dumplings, or even meatballs in soup, with many varieties and variations existing.
- KnoellA surname from German.
- knollenorganA tuberous electroreceptor organ found in the skin of weakly electric fish of the family Mormyridae from Africa, which is specialized for electrical communication.
- KnothA surname from German.
- KnueppelA surname from German.
- KnuettelA surname from German.
- KochelA surname from German.
- KoenekeA surname from German.
- KoepeA system of winding, using the friction between the winding ropes and the drive pulley.
- KoettingA surname from German.
- KohneA surname from German.
- KohnkeA surname from German.
- KolanderA surname from German.
- KölnSynonym of Cologne, the largest city in North Rhine-Westphalia, in northwestern Germany.
- kölschA type of lager-conditioned ale traditionally brewed in and around Cologne, Germany.
- kompetenz-kompetenzSynonym of competence-competence
- KönigsbergThe former capital of East Prussia, Germany, now Kaliningrad, Russia.