English words from German
- ZersetzungA form of psychological warfare used by the Stasi.
- zettelkastenA system of small items of information stored on paper slips or cards, used for organizing knowledge and taking notes.
- ziegeAn edible freshwater fish, Pelecus cultratus, of the order Cypriniformes, with an oblique mouth, a low wavy lateral line and a sharp-edged belly.
- ZiegenfussA surname from German.
- ZiemkeA surname from German.
- ZiesmerA surname from German.
- ZietzA surname from German.
- Zigeuner sauceSynonym of gypsy sauce.
- ZillmerA surname from German.
- ZimbelsternAn organ stop consisting of a rotating star or wheel with small bells mounted on it.
- ZimdarsA surname from German.
- zingelA fish of the perch family, found in the Danube, Zingel zingel.
- zischäggeSynonym of lobster-tailed pot.
- ZischkowitzA village in Göda, Bautzen district, Saxony, Germany.
- zollpfundA unit of weight introduced by the Zollverein, defined as exactly 500 grams.
- ZornhauA powerful, diagonally descending blow.
- ZuckerbergTo behave like Mark Zuckerberg, especially to eject a co-investor by diluting their stock, similar to the alleged treatment of Eduardo Saverin.
- zuckergussleberhyaloserositis, frosted liver
- zugunruheAnxious behaviour in migratory animals, especially in birds, experienced at the beginning of the normal migration period.
- ZuhlkeA surname from German.
- zu-infinitiveA German infinitive form created by adding or infixing the particle zu and used in subordinate clauses.
- ZulegerA surname from German.
- ZurbuchenA surname from German [in turn from Alemannic German].
- ZweifachA surname from German.
- zweihänderA two-handed sword primarily of Renaissance Germany, up to a fathom in length, invented in the 14th century.
- zweikanterA type of pebble that has two curved faces formed by wind-blown sand.
- ZwergspitzSynonym of Pomeranian (“a dog breed”).
- ZwetschgenkuchenA traditional German and Austrian fruit cake typically with a yeast dough or sponge base consisting of Zwetschge, bread crumbs or ground almonds optionally topped with streusel.
- ZwingeA village in Gemeinde Sonnenstein, Landkreis Eichsfeld, Thuringia, Germany.
- zwischenschachA zwischenzug that is a check.
- zwitterionA molecule, such as an amino acid, that carries both a positive and a negative charge.