Some German words...

Some German words...

... you may have come across in English. (Since they are all nouns, they are spelled with a capital letter in German.)

Note: Plotz is part of every (real) language's lexicon.
boz48730: 02/13/2009 7:16 AM
How come scheisskopf isn't on the list, huh, huh, huh???
frostedglass: 02/13/2009 7:28 AM
boz48730 said:
How come scheisskopf isn't on the list, huh, huh, huh???

It's only words A - L.
cephallus: 02/13/2009 7:45 AM
i can honestly say i'm 99% sure i've never heard knoedel, heimweh, or gugelhupf used outside of a german class. or even in a german class.
masha3000: 02/13/2009 7:47 AM
yay for lederhosen!
annier: 02/13/2009 8:24 AM
There's half a dozen there I have never heard before.
*insert dopey name here*: 02/13/2009 8:46 AM
I love the word doppelganger
alexv: 02/13/2009 9:06 AM
That looks a lot like my "to do" list!
pixeltopia: 02/13/2009 9:09 AM
and here are some English words.
alexv: 02/13/2009 9:24 AM
My favorite part of German is that you can mix-and-match the parts of the words:

Kinderstrudel, Bratkultur, Apfelhosen...
jellico: 02/13/2009 12:24 PM
I've told Liz many times that she has one of the most beautiful gugelhupfs I've ever seen. She also has many organisms.
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