English words from German
- kieselguhrDiatomaceous earth, a kind of soft rock containing the remains of diatoms; it absorbs nitroglycerine and is used to manufacture dynamite.
- KiesowA surname from German.
- KightlingerA surname from German.
- kilchSynonym of whitefish (Coregonus)
- KilgusA surname from German.
- KilkerA surname from German.
- KillenbergA surname from German.
- KimblerA surname from German.
- kinchinA child.
- KinzingerA surname from German.
- kipfelA type of crescent-shaped biscuit or bread roll.
- KipflerA small elongated variety of potato with yellow flesh.
- KirchgessnerA surname from German.
- KirchhoeferA surname from German.
- kirmessAn outdoor festival and fair, originally in a German or Dutch-speaking country
- KirmseA surname from German.
- KirschenmanA surname from German.
- KirschenmannA surname from German.
- kirschwasserA distilled spirit made from cherries, usually of the species Cerasus avium; kirsch.
- KirtzA surname from German.
- KisamoreA surname from German.
- KlabautermannA water sprite (or nix) who assists sailors and fishermen on the Baltic Sea in their duties.
- KlammA surname from German.
- KlapperichA surname from German.
- klappvisierA type of visor, found on medieval European (especially German) helmets, typically hinged at a single point in the middle of the brow of the helmet (rather than hinged on the sides of the skull).
- KlausingA surname from German.
- klecksographyThe art of making images from inkblots.
- KleeschulteA surname from German.
- kleestengelOne of a pair of ornaments extending from the chest outward along the wing-bone of a bird, terminating in a trefoil, chiefly in German heraldry.
- KleierA surname from German.
- KleinbautzenA village in Malschwitz, Bautzen district, Saxony, Germany.
- Klein bottleThe closed manifold obtained by identifying the boundary components of the annulus so that the resultant surface is nonorientable.
- KlemannA surname from German.
- kletterschuhA lightweight boot used in rock climbing.
- KliemannA surname from German.
- KliethermesA surname from German.
- KlingermanA surname from German.
- KlipfelA surname from German.
- KlippA surname from German.
- KloeppelA surname from German.
- KloetzerA surname.
- KlossnerA surname from German.
- KlotzerA surname from German.
- KlotzmannA surname from German.
- KlugmannA surname from German.
- KlusmanA surname from German.
- KmetzA surname from German.
- knackwurstA highly seasoned scalded sausage made from beef, pork, and fatty tissue similar to a frankfurter, but shorter and thicker.
- KnappenbergerA surname from German.
- knawelScleranthus annuus, common in sandy soil.
- KnechtgesA surname from German.
- KneeceA surname from German.
- KneerA surname from German.
- KneipA surname from German.
- KnessA surname from German.
- KnielaufA schema for the depiction of rapid movement found particularly in Archaic Greek and Etruscan art, in which one knee is depicted as being bent to the point of nearly touching the ground.
- KnieriemA surname from German.
- KnippelA surname from German.
- KnipperA surname from German.
- KnippleA surname from German.
- knocking spiritA poltergeist.
- knödelA boiled dumpling commonly found in Central European and Eastern European cuisine, usually made from flour, bread, or potatoes, and often served as a side dish, but can also be a dessert such as plum dumplings, or even meatballs in soup, with many varieties and variations existing.
- KnoellA surname from German.
- knollenorganA tuberous electroreceptor organ found in the skin of weakly electric fish of the family Mormyridae from Africa, which is specialized for electrical communication.
- KnothA surname from German.
- KnueppelA surname from German.
- KnuettelA surname from German.
- KochelA surname from German.
- KoenekeA surname from German.
- KoepeA system of winding, using the friction between the winding ropes and the drive pulley.
- KoettingA surname from German.
- KohneA surname from German.
- KohnkeA surname from German.
- KolanderA surname from German.
- KölnSynonym of Cologne, the largest city in North Rhine-Westphalia, in northwestern Germany.
- kölschA type of lager-conditioned ale traditionally brewed in and around Cologne, Germany.
- komenic acidAn acid, C₆H₄O₅, derived from heating meconic acid.
- kompetenz-kompetenzSynonym of competence-competence
- KönigsbergThe former capital of East Prussia, Germany, now Kaliningrad, Russia.
- Königsberger KlopseAn East Prussian dish of meatballs in a white sauce with capers.
- KönigswarthaA municipality of Bautzen district, Saxony, Germany.
- KöppenA surname.
- korrigA korrigan.
- kortholta low-pitched capped double reed instrument of the European Renaissance
- KoschierA surname.
- kosmische musikWest German experimental space rock from the 1970s.
- KottwitzA surname from German.
- KowalkeA surname from German.
- KowitzA surname from German.
- KoziA German communist.
- K-pointSynonym of construction point.
- KrackeA surname from German.
- KrampusA beast in the folklore of Alpine countries, said to punish misbehaving children during the Christmas season.
- krapfenA Berliner (doughnut with sweet filling).
- kräusenTo condition (beer) by adding fermenting wort, so as to restart fermentation and introduce fresh carbon dioxide.
- KreifelsA surname from German.
- KreimendahlA surname from German.
- KreiterA surname from German.
- Krems whiteSynonym of French white (“an especially pure form of white lead, particularly as used in painting”).
- KrenzerA surname from German.