Word origins

• inlautany sound in a word or syllable but the first and the last one
• inner emigrationThe retreat to one's private life in the face of an oppressive state, instead of overt opposition or emigration to another country.
• inselbergA monadnock (isolated mountain).
• instrumentariumA set of instruments, a toolset.
• intelligence quotientA score derived from one of several different standardized tests attempting to measure a person's intelligence relative to that of the general population, with the average usually calibrated to a number around 100.
• IpockA surname from German.
• ipsissimositySelf-referentiality.
• IrlbeckA surname from German.
• iron curtainA barrier made of iron in a theatre, lowered between the stage and the auditorium for fire safety or to prevent communication.
• IsleibA surname from German.
• isodapaneAn isoline joining points on a map with the same total transport costs.
• isopiptesisAn isoline that joins points on a map where the individuals of a particular migratory species arrive at the same time each year.
• isorhythmA technique that arranges a fixed pattern of pitches with a repeating rhythmic pattern, used in some medieval motets and in more recent works.
• isotimAn isoline joining points on a map with the same transport costs for a particular product.
• itaconic acidOne of the isomeric dicarboxylic acids produced by the distillation of citric acid, or as metabolites by microorganisms, CH₂=C(CO₂H)-CH₂CO₂H.
• JagdterrierA type of working terrier, originating in Germany, that is used for hunting quarry both above and underground.
• JägermeisterA serving of Jägermeister.
• Jamaica coalitionA German governing coalition among the parties of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU), Free Democratic Party (FDP), and the Greens.
• JanishA surname from German.
• Jena glassA type of fine-quality borosilicate glass with high resistance to shock and heat, used in science, technology, and tableware.
• Jew-hateAntisemitism, a hatred of Jews.
• Jew-hatredAntisemitism, a hatred of Jews.
• JoachimsthalerA large silver coin of the 16th century in the Lands of the Bohemian Crown, today Czech Republic.
• Jod-Basedow phenomenonhyperthyroidism following administration of iodine or iodide
• JoergerA surname from German.
• JohannisbergerA fine white wine, using Riesling grapes, produced on the estate of Castle Johannisberg, Germany, on the north bank of the river Rhine.
• JonigkeitA surname from German.
• jostaberryA fruit made by crossing several members of the Ribes genus, including blackcurrant and gooseberry.
• journeyman's pieceA work that someone produces in order to prove that they have completed their apprenticeship in a craft.
• joy divisionA Nazi concentration camp brothel and its battalion of conscripted sex slaves.
• JudenhetzeJew-baiting (the harassment, vilification or provocation of Jews, or incitement against them, for anti-Semitic reasons)
• judenrein"Clean of Jews", i.e. having no Jewish inhabitants (e.g. because they have been deported or killed).
• JudensternA yellow badge forced upon ordinary Jews (and many legally ‘Jewish’ people) in Western Axis states.
• JuengerA surname from German.
• JurgensmeyerA surname from German.
• KachelA surname from German.
• kachelofenA German type of ceramic tile stove or cocklestove which captures heat from periodic burning of fuel such as wood and radiates it over a long period to heat a living space.
• KackleyA surname from German.
• kaesespaetzleA German form of macaroni and cheese
• kaffeeklatschA coffee klatch.
• KahlenbergerdorfA neighborhood of Vienna, Austria.
• kahmYeast which tends to form on fermented foods, such as sauerkraut.
• KahnwaldA surname from German.
• KaiglerA surname from German.
• kainiteAn evaporite, consisting of magnesium sulphate and potassium chloride with the chemical formula MgSO₄·KCl·3H₂O, found in German salt mines.
• kaiserlichpertaining to the Kaiser
• kaiser rollA typically crusty round bread roll supposedly invented in Vienna, made from flour, barm, malt, water, and salt, and whose characteristic feature is a five-spoked propeller- or pinwheel-like star on its obverse.
• kaiserschmarrnAn Austrian dessert; a sweetened light shredded pancake filled with cream or fruit sauce, jam, and compote, and powdered with sugar.
• Kaiser Wilhelm II LandPart of Antarctica, lying between Cape Penck at 87° 43'E and Cape Filchner at 91° 54'E.
• Kaiser-WilhelmslandThe mainland part of German New Guinea, including the northern part of present-day Papua New Guinea.
• KalbachA surname from German.
• KalfusA surname from German.
• KalkfeldA settlement in Otjozondjupa Region, Namibia.
• kameradTo surrender, as a German in World War II.
• KamphausA surname from German.
• K and KImperial and royal, with reference to the Habsburg monarchy, especially as rulers of Austria-Hungary.
• KannenbergA surname from German.
• KanodeA surname from German.
• kanoneAn expert skier.
• KanouseA surname from German.
• KantzerA surname from German.
• kapellmeisterA leader or conductor of a musical group such as an orchestra.
• Karl-Marx-StadtFormer name of Chemnitz, between 1953 and 1990 when it was in East Germany.
• 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.
• KaukA surname from German.
• KeagyA surname from German.
• KeatorA surname from German.
• KedingA surname from German.
• KeehnerA 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.
• KempaA surname from Polish.
• Kenn numberA numeric code used on German postal mail in World War II to identify a field post office.
• KenoyerA surname from German.
• KensingerA surname from German.
• KentnerA surname from German.
• kernmantelA kind of rope having its interior core protected by a woven exterior sheath for extra strength and flexibility.
• KertzA surname from German.
• KeskeA surname from German.
• key moneyA payment required by a landlord or agent before accessing rented property.
• KienitzA surname from German.