Word origins

• KristaA female given name from Ancient Greek.
• GoetheA surname from German.
• schillerA lustre, similar to sheen, observed in certain minerals, such as hypersthene or labradorite, due to the presence of minute parallel inclusions.
• NurembergA major city in Bavaria, Germany.
• lettermanA student who has attained a specified level of participation in a sporting or other activity, and is awarded a cloth “letter” to be affixed to an item of clothing.
• taborA small drum.
• FuchsA surname from German.
• EulerA surname.
• FulbrightA surname from German.
• chromatinA complex of DNA, RNA and proteins within the cell nucleus out of which chromosomes condense during cell division.
• stackerAny person or thing that stacks.
• CohnA Jewish surname from German.
• zeitgeistThe spirit of the age; the taste, outlook, and spirit characteristic of a period.
• rouseTo cause (something) to be (more) active or to move; to agitate, to stir up.
• spielA lengthy and extravagant speech or argument usually intended to persuade.
• freedmanA man who has been released from a condition of slavery.
• snorkelA hollow tube, held in the mouth, or mounted on and opening into a diving mask, used by swimmers for breathing underwater.
• gaussThe unit of magnetic field strength in CGS systems of units, equal to 0.0001 tesla.
• HaydnA surname from German; (music) used specifically of Franz Joseph Haydn (1732–1809), an Austrian composer of the Classical period.
• BambiA deer, especially a fawn.
• IsoldeA female given name from the Celtic languages or the Germanic languages.
• LoebA surname from German or from Yiddish [in turn from the Germanic languages]; variant form Löb.
• bowerA bedroom or private apartments, especially for a woman in a medieval castle.
• moserAn informer; one who tells on another.
• shoemakerA person who makes shoes.
• conjugatedJoined together in pairs.
• horstA block of the Earth's crust, bounded by faults, that has been raised relative to the surrounding area.
• KruegerA surname from German [in turn originating as an occupation].
• JenaAn independent city in Thuringia, Germany.
• snitzTo slice.
• snellQuick, smart; sharp, active, brisk or nimble; lively.
• lusterThe ability or condition of shining with reflected light; sheen, gleam, gloss, sparkle, shine, etc.
• boopA low-pitched beeping sound.
• LorenzA blind-landing aid used at German military airfields.
• falkThe razorbill.
• biotinA sulfur-containing member of the vitamin B complex, 5-[(3aS,4S,6aR)-2-oxohexahydro-1H-thieno[3,4-d]imidazol-4-yl]pentanoic acid, found in liver, egg yolk, milk, and yeast, essential to the activity of multiple enzyme systems.
• sprangA surname from German.
• mogulA steam locomotive of the 2-6-0 wheel arrangement.
• cytoplasmThe contents of a cell except for the nucleus. It includes cytosol, organelles, vesicles, and the cytoskeleton.
• MecklenburgA historical region in Baltic northern Germany; part of the modern state of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern.
• AachenA city in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, Europe.
• spitzerA pointed bullet.
• KielThe capital city of Schleswig-Holstein, Germany.
• valenceThe combining capacity of an atom, functional group, or radical determined by the number of atoms of hydrogen with which it will unite, or the number of electrons that it will gain, lose, or share when it combines with other atoms, etc.
• GATTA surname.
• BremerA native or inhabitant of Bremen, Germany.
• uncannyStrange, and mysteriously unsettling (as if supernatural); weird.
• storkA large wading bird with long legs and a long beak of the order Ciconiiformes and its family Ciconiidae.
• BochA surname.
• LigaA manufacturing process involving lithography, electroplating, and molding, used microstructures with a very high aspect ratio.
• dachshundA certain breed of dog having short legs and a long trunk, including standard-sized, miniature (smooth-haired, long-haired, and short-haired) varieties.
• BilligA surname.
• asterAny of several plants of the genus Aster; one of its flowers.
• histoneAny of various simple water-soluble proteins that are rich in the basic amino acids lysine and arginine and are complexed with DNA in the nucleosomes of eukaryotic chromatin.
• bokKeen or willing.
• SchindlerA surname from German.
• BrandenburgA kind of decoration for the breast of a coat, sometimes only a frog with a loop, but in some military uniforms enlarged into a broad horizontal stripe.
• psychoanalysisA family of theories and methods within the field of psychotherapy that work to find connections among patients' unconscious mental processes.
• SchumannA surname from German.
• BolleA surname from German.
• EhrlichA surname from German or Yiddish.
• ZionismJewish nationalism, the movement which supported first the establishment of a Jewish homeland and now supports the continuation of Israel as a Jewish state.
• KoenigA German surname.
• BudweiserA denizen of Budweis (České Budějovice), Bohemia.
• heuristicsThe study of heuristic methods and principles.
• BASFA German chemical manufacturer.
• IrmaA female given name from the Germanic languages.
• schillingThe old currency of Austria, divided into 100 groschen.
• BrandeisA surname transferred from the place name.
• BeckmanA surname from German.
• maarA broad volcanic crater, usually filled with water to form a lake.
• KnopfA surname from German.
• mengA Chinese surname from Mandarin.
• zipsA region of north-eastern Slovakia, Spiš region
• panzerA tank, especially a German one of World War II.
• drierA surname from German.
• MaurerA surname from German.
• AuschwitzSynonym of Oświęcim, A city in Poland.
• CoorsA surname from German.
• HauserA surname from German.
• bockA strong dark beer brewed in the fall and aged through the winter for spring consumption.
• dagenA surname from German.
• carnitineA betaine, 3-hydroxy-4-trimethylammonio-butanoate, that is found in the liver and has a function in fatty acid transport.
• KraussA surname.
• herzogA German duke.
• SchiffA surname from German.
• trierOne who tries; one who makes experiments or examines anything by a test or standard.
• RothschildA very rich person.
• ZieglerA surname from German
• MerkelA surname from German; variant form Merkley.
• levenA coastal town in Fife council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NO3800).
• KasselAn independent city in northern Hesse, central Germany.
• gunterA wire that leads from a point near the end of a gaff to a point near the other end. A block travels along this wire, and a halyard is attached to the block. This allows the gaff to be raised to the vertical by a single halyard.
• GottliebA surname from German.
• VogtA surname from German.
• DarmstadtAn independent city in Hesse, Germany; the administrative seat of Darmstadt-Dieburg district, Hesse.
• AARAircraft accident report.
• KauffmanA surname from German of German and Ashkenazi Jewish origin.
• DanzigGdańsk (especially in reference to the times when it was part of a German-speaking state such as Prussia or Germany).
• GeigerA surname.