English words from German
- FriedlineA 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.
- FrileyA surname from German.
- FrischmannA surname from German.
- FritcherA surname from German.
- FrixA surname from German.
- FroehleA German and Austrian 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.
- fuglemanThe member of a military group who leads the way or demonstrates drill; hence, someone who keeps the beat or timing, and/or demonstrates motions in other contexts.
- führerAdolf Hitler, during his time as chancellor of Nazi Germany.
- FuhrimanA surname from German.
- full-gradeAn ablaut form that is either e-grade or o-grade.
- fundamental rightSynonym of human right, sometimes with subtle differences.
- FunderburkeA surname from German.
- fünfbeinSynonym of pentad.
- 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.
- FurtickA surname from German.
- fusel oilA mixture of several higher-order alcohols (having more than two carbon atoms) formed as byproduct in the normal fermentation process, captured as part of the tailings in distillation. An excessive concentration, as in low-quality moonshine, causes unpleasant taste.
- fuselolSynonym of fusel oil.
- FusselmanA surname from German.
- gabelzhanThe offset and typically most distal tooth on the fixed digits of mesostigmatan mites.
- gabertA lighter, or vessel for inland navigation.
- GagenA surname.
- GahmA surname from German.
- GahnA surname from German.
- gallizeTo add sugar and water to (unfermented grape juice) so as to increase the quantity of wine produced.
- 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.
- garklein recorderA recorder whose lowest note is C₆ (or otherwise in the range of B♭₅ to D₆).
- garmsclothing
- GarrabrantA surname from German.
- GarreltsA surname.
- GassenheimerA surname from German.
- gastrocriticSynonym of food critic.
- 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.
- GehrisA surname from German.
- GeiselmanA 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.
- GemberlingA surname from German.
- gemeinschaftsgefuhl"Community feeling" or "social interest"; used by Adlerian psychologists to describe the state of social connectedness and interest in the well-being of others that characterizes psychological health.
- gemshornAn instrument of the ocarina family, historically made from the horn of a chamois, goat, or other animal.
- gemütlichComfortable, cosy, pleasant.
- gemütlichkeitThe state or fact of being gemütlich; middle-class niceness or cosiness, hospitality.
- gender starAn asterisk used to separate gendered inflections in the German language to make words gender-neutral.
- General GovernmentAn occupation zone established by Nazi Germany in parts of Poland (including areas that are now part of Ukraine).
- GenselA surname from German.
- GenterA surname from German.
- GenthnerA surname from German.
- GentzlerA surname from German.
- geognosticPertaining to geognosy; geological.
- 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.
- GerdemanA surname from German.
- GerholdA surname from German.
- gerkinA surname from German.
- German ConfederationAn association of predominantly German-speaking sovereign states in Central Europe in the 19th century.
- German Democratic RepublicOfficial name of East Germany (from 1947 through reunification in 1990): a former country in Central Europe.
- German dualismThe period (1740–1866) during which Germany was dominated by the two poles of Austria and Prussia vying for supremacy thereover.
- GermanistA person who studies the Germanic languages, the associated literatures and/or cultures.
- GermanisticsGerman studies
- German OrderSynonym of Teutonic Knights.
- German QuestionThe question of which historically German(-speaking, -inhabited, and/or -ruled) areas — particularly of whether northern German areas and Austria or only northern German areas — should constitute a unified German state.
- German ReichA former German country that existed between 1871 and 1945, de facto ending with World War II. Capital: Berlin.
- German Spitz KleinA canine variety characterized by their small-sized body, additionally with them being very multi-colored and is one of the 5 different German Spitz dog breeds (the other breeds being the German Spitz Mittel, the Giant Spitz, Wolfspitz and the Pomeranian).
- German Spitz MittelA canine variety characterized by their medium-sized body and is one of the 5 different German Spitz dog breeds (the other breeds being the German Spitz Klein, Giant Spitz, Wolfspitz and the Pomeranian).
- germ historyOntogeny, specifically as a supposed recapitulation of phylogeny.
- germ plasmThe cytoplasm of germ cells.
- 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.
- GettelA surname from German.
- GettleA surname from German.
- GettlerA surname from German.
- GettmanA surname from German.
- GewürztraminerAn aromatic white wine grape variety that grows best in cooler climates.