Word origins

• glockenspielA musical instrument of the percussion idiophone family of instruments. Like the xylophone, it has tuned bars arranged like the keys on a piano. It is smaller in size and higher in pitch than the xylophone, and the bars are made of metal instead of wood.
• mohnA sweet pastry filling made of poppy seed paste, especially used in Central or Eastern European baked goods such as hamantaschen.
• DGBThe German Trade Union Confederation.
• berlingA surname from German.
• HoffmeisterA surname from German.
• SaltmanA surname.
• AumannA surname from German.
• goldwasserA Polish liqueur containing particles of gold leaf.
• EhlertA surname.
• AustronesianPertaining to the Austronesian language family.
• BregenzThe capital of and third largest city in the state of Vorarlberg, Austria, located on the eastern shore of Lake Constance on a plateau at the foot of the Pfänder; it is best known for hosting numerous festivals throughout the summer months, most notably the Bregenzer Festspiele; the city is the administrative centre of its eponymous district.
• emmerAny member of the species Triticum dicoccum, one of a group of hulled wheats that are important food grains.
• teratomaA benign or malignant tumour, especially of the gonads, that arises from germ cells and consists of different types of tissue such as skin, hair, or muscle.
• MichelobFormer name of Mecholupy: a town in the Czech Republic.
• menarcheThe onset of menstruation; a girl's first period.
• neckerSomeone who kisses primarily in the neck; a neck kisser.
• bredeOrnamental embroidery.
• ThumA surname from German.
• FeilerA surname from German.
• deringA surname.
• sorbThe service tree, Sorbus domestica.
• kreutzerA medieval silver coin once used as currency in southern Germany and Austria.
• deistOf or relating to deism and deists.
• StutsmanA surname from German.
• KremsA city in Lower Austria, Austria.
• ReicheltA surname from German.
• psilocybinA hallucinogenic alkaloid, C₁₂H₁₅N₂O·H₂PO₃, present in several species of Central American mushroom and producing effects similar to LSD. The prodrug of psilocin.
• quinoloneAny of several isomeric ketones derived from quinoline.
• blockhouseA sturdy military fortification, often of concrete, with gunports.
• garlickA (type of) linen cloth historically exported from Germany.
• totterTo walk, move or stand unsteadily or falteringly; threatening to fall.
• schmoeA surname from German.
• stalagA German prisoner-of-war camp, especially in World War II.
• WinkelsA surname from German.
• GehrkeA surname from German.
• limoneneA monoterpene hydrocarbon 1-methyl-4-prop-1-en-2-yl-cyclohexene found in the essential oils of oranges, lemons and similar fruit, and mainly responsible for their fragrance.
• ColditzA town in Saxony, Germany, famed for its castle and its former POW camp.
• putschA coup d'état; an illegal effort to forcibly overthrow the current government.
• SchragerA surname from German.
• NiedA surname from German.
• PEthA surname from German.
• BaumgardnerA surname from German [in turn originating as an occupation], variant of Baumgartner.
• acroleinA pungent, acrid, poisonous liquid aldehyde, CH₂=CH-CH=O, made by the destructive distillation of glycerol.
• clavichordAn early keyboard instrument producing a soft sound by means of metal blades (called tangents) attached to the inner ends of the keys gently striking the strings.
• WysongA surname.
• HauptmannA surname from German.
• kunsthalleA facility that holds temporary art exhibitions, typically with loaned works.
• PflugA surname from German.
• SeidenbergA surname from German.
• KircherA surname.
• tetrodotoxinA neurotoxin, originally discovered in Tetraodontiformes, and found in pufferfish, blue-ringed octopus, etc.
• 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
• GreenburgA surname from German.
• RittmanA surname from German.
• 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.
• ErmanA surname from German.
• ditzySilly or scatterbrained, usually of a young woman.
• 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.
• StitesA surname from German.
• 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.
• toluidineAny of the three isomeric aromatic amines derived from toluene; they are used in the synthesis of certain dyes
• 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.
• BreslowA 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.
• MelzerA surname from German.
• lauterClear.
• ReimersA surname from German.
• ExnerA surname from German.
• wunderkindA child prodigy; a wonderchild.
• piperazineA saturated heterocyclic compound, C₄H₁₀N₂, containing two nitrogen atoms in a six-membered ring; it is used as an anthelmintic.