German words used in English
- German words used in English
German words used in English
English has been steadily adopting words from German for several centuries, although there are fewer loans of phrases than there are from French. There are sometimes changes of form (e.g. kaput) or changes of meaning (e.g. spiel). The table below shows the more important loans, with their dates of first appearance in print and their meaning, together with an indication of whether they have been naturalized in English (i.e. are printed in roman type and regarded as English words) or non-naturalized:
word / meaning / date / naturalized
angst / guilty anxiety / 1944 / yes
blitz / sudden attack / 1939 / yes
echt / authentic / 1916 / no
edelweis / Alpine plant / 1862 / yes
ersatz / artificial, imitation / 1875 / yes
kaput / broken, not working / 1895 / yes
kindergarten / children's nursery / 1852 / yes
kitsch / garish or gaudy art / 1926 / yes
poltergeist / mischievous ghost / 1848 / yes
quartz / mineral / 1765 / yes
rucksack / type of bag / 1866 / yes
Schadenfreude / enjoyment of another's misfortune / 1895 / no
spiel / glib talk / 1896 / yes
ur- / original, earliest / 1880s / yes
waltz / dance / 1781 / yes
Modern English usage.
2014.
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German bit — German Ger man, a. [L. Germanus. See {German}, n.] Of or pertaining to Germany. [1913 Webster] {German Baptists}. See {Dunker}. {German bit}, a wood boring tool, having a long elliptical pod and a scew point. {German carp} (Zo[ o]l.), the crucian … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
German carp — German Ger man, a. [L. Germanus. See {German}, n.] Of or pertaining to Germany. [1913 Webster] {German Baptists}. See {Dunker}. {German bit}, a wood boring tool, having a long elliptical pod and a scew point. {German carp} (Zo[ o]l.), the crucian … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
German millet — German Ger man, a. [L. Germanus. See {German}, n.] Of or pertaining to Germany. [1913 Webster] {German Baptists}. See {Dunker}. {German bit}, a wood boring tool, having a long elliptical pod and a scew point. {German carp} (Zo[ o]l.), the crucian … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
German paste — German Ger man, a. [L. Germanus. See {German}, n.] Of or pertaining to Germany. [1913 Webster] {German Baptists}. See {Dunker}. {German bit}, a wood boring tool, having a long elliptical pod and a scew point. {German carp} (Zo[ o]l.), the crucian … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
