8g. List of Common Words with German Origins

Question 1

abseil

Answer 1

descend by rope

Question 2

angst

Answer 2

fear, depression, anger

Question 3

ansatz

Answer 3

mathematical approach

Question 4

anschluss

Answer 4

connection, union

Question 5

autobahn

Answer 5

an expressway

Question 6

automat

Answer 6

machine

Question 7

bagel

Answer 7

a type of food

Question 8

bratwurst

Answer 8

a type of food consisting of fine pork sausage that is typically fried or grilled

Question 9

pretzel

Answer 9

a crisp biscuit baked in the form of a knot or stick and flavored with salt (soft or hard)

Question 10

cobalt

Answer 10

a color

Question 11

cringle

Answer 11

a part of a sail on a boat

Question 12

dachshund

Answer 12

a breed of dog

Question 13

delicatessen

Answer 13

proper name for a deli

Question 14

doppelgänger

Answer 14

someone’s double, often used in literature

Question 15

echt

Answer 15

true, genuine

Question 16

edelweiss

Answer 16

type of flower

Question 17

eiderdown

Answer 17

a type of down from breast feathers of the female eider duck

Question 18

einkorn

Answer 18

an ancient type of wheat

Question 19

feldspar

Answer 19

specific types of minerals

Question 20

fest

Answer 20

feast, celebration, party

Question 21

fife

Answer 21

a small type of flute

Question 22

gestalt

Answer 22

a psychological term meaning an organized whole that is perceived as more than the sum of its parts

Question 23

gestapo

Answer 23

police force

Question 24

gesundheit

Answer 24

bless you

Question 25

graupel

Answer 25

snowflakes coated with ice

Question 26

hamster

Answer 26

a small animal

Question 27

haversack

Answer 27

a bag worn over the shoulder

Question 28

hinterland

Answer 28

backwoods

Question 29

homburg

Answer 29

a felt hat, generally for a man

Question 30

kaput

Answer 30

not working, broken

Question 31

kindergarten

Answer 31

grade before first grade

Question 32

kitsch

Answer 32

fake art, art mocking something else

Question 33

knapsack

Answer 33

a backpack or book pack

Question 34

kohlrabi

Answer 34

a type of cabbage

Question 35

kraut

Answer 35

herb, cabbage

Question 36

kuchen

Answer 36

coffee cakes

Question 37

langlauf

Answer 37

cross country running or skiing

Question 38

lederhosen

Answer 38

leather shorts

Question 39

leitmotif

Answer 39

theme, often used in literature

Question 40

liverwurst

Answer 40

type of food consisting of seasoned meat paste in the form of a sausage containing cooked liver, or a mixture of liver and pork

Question 41

noodle

Answer 41

a type of pasta, a pool tool

Question 42

nosh

Answer 42

a small amount of food, or to eat a small amount of food

Question 43

panzer

Answer 43

a type of German tank

Question 44

pitchblende

Answer 44

a mineral of the uraninite occurring in brown or black masses and containing radium

Question 45

poltergeist

Answer 45

ghost

Question 46

prattle

Answer 46

utter sounds

Question 47

pumpernickel

Answer 47

a type of bread that’s dark and dense made from coarsely ground whole-grain rye

Question 48

realpolitik

Answer 48

political practice

Question 49

rucksack

Answer 49

backpack

Question 50

sauerbraten

Answer 50

a type of food consisting of beef that is marinated in vinegar with peppercorns, onions, and other seasonings before cooking

Question 51

schnauzer

Answer 51

a breed of dog

Question 52

seltzer

Answer 52

a type of soda

Question 53

spare rib

Answer 53

a type of meat cut from the ribs of a pig

Question 54

spritz

Answer 54

a small amount of something, usually a liquid

Question 55

stollen

Answer 55

sweet yeast bread

Question 56

streusel

Answer 56

a dessert type of food

Question 57

plunder

Answer 57

taking goods by force

Question 58

ubermensch

Answer 58

superhuman

Question 59

umlaut

Answer 59

two dots placed over a vowel that change its pronunciation

Question 60

verboten

Answer 60

forbidden

Question 61

voltage

Answer 61

a skiing position

Question 62

Wagnerian

Answer 62

suggestive of the music of composer Richard Wagner

Question 63

waltz

Answer 63

a formal dance

Question 64

wanderlust

Answer 64

pleasure, desire, wanting

Question 65

wunderkind

Answer 65

child prodigy