French words of German origin

A significant number of words were borrowed by the Germanic dialects novel and the Old French (eg. helmet, spurs, target, chair) and only the words of more recent origin are still discernible as' loanwords (frichti , ersatz).

List of French words from German or one of several German dialects

A

• accordion : from Akkordion, 1833 ( Le Petit Robert );

• alpenstock: literally, stick the Alps ;

• musket : from hkenbhse (Middle High German), the Dutch hakebusse;

• tease: the French verb dasticoter who just "da Gott dich ..." "God be with you ... "( Webster's );

• aurochs : Urochse (primary bull) from German auerochs;

B

• Baltic (adj.): the adjective Baltische (Deutsches Wrterbuch Wahrig);

• batz (noun)

• Bandoneon : Bandoneon of (named after its inventor, H. Band), 1905;

• beaker (noun)

• Belfry : from Middle High German brgfrd "that keeps the peace" ( Webster's );

• benzine (noun), benzene;

• biota: (noun) the Greek, through the German (1908);

• Bismuth: (noun), German Wismut ( Le Petit Robert );

• bivouac : the Swiss German Bwacht ( Le Petit Robert );

• wan: the adjective bleichvar (Middle High German);

• blende : 1731, German Blende;

• blind: (noun) the verb Blenden "blind" (1628);

• Blockhouse : (noun) of Blockhouse (late ^eighteenth century );

• stamp mill (subst,) derived from the German Pochhammer "hammer to crush";

• bock : (noun) of Bockbier (1855);

• Boulevard : from Bolwrc "work of Plank, rampart" (Middle High German), Dutch;

• ibex {subst.) Steinbock "goat rock";

• Mayor : Brgermeister of "mayor". literally "master of the town";

• Bunker : Bunker, "bunker".

C

• cadmium (noun)

• calcite : (noun) Calci;

• carriage (noun) of Kallesche;

• Cam: (noun), Kamm "comb";

• Characterology: (noun), Greek, through the German.

• Cartel : (noun) Kartell (1901)

• Shabrack: (noun) of Schabracke;

• chic (noun), Schick (1803) ^D
  • determinism : (noun) of Determinismus (late ^eighteenth century );
  • deterministic: (adj.) of allemanr determinist;
  • diathermy ; (noun), diathermy (1922);
  • diktat / dictate (noun) the alleamnd Diktat "thing dictation";
  • duralumin : (noun) registered under the name of the German town of Dren , where the alloy was invented ( Le Petit Robert );

  E

  • eidetic (adj.): of German eidetisch (itself formed from the Greek eidos);
  • engram (noun): from German (1902) ( Webster's );
  • ersatz (noun): from Ersatz (1914; used since 1939) ( Webster's );
  • outgoing, extroverted (adj.) German, itself from Latin ( Le Petit Robert );

  F

  • Field Marshal (noun)
  • feldgrau (noun)?
  • Feldwebel (noun)?
  • fife (noun): the Swiss German Pfifer, German Pfeifer;
  • fifrelin (noun): from Pfifferling;
  • lightning (noun): from Fuder (barrel large);
  • frichti: Frhstck for "breakfast";
  • Fridolin (noun): the first name Fritz;
  • fritz (noun) the name Fritz;

  G

  • Gestapo (noun): derived from Gestapo ;
  • glass (noun): Glass;
  • glockenspiel (noun) the Glockenspiel, "play of bells";
  • gneiss (noun): from gneiss;
  • groschen (noun): from Groschen;
  • pig (noun): from Low German Gose "piece informs molten iron" ( Webster's );

  H

  • halbran (noun): from Middle High German Halber-ant "half-duck" ( Webster's );
  • halberd (noun): from Middle High German Helmbarte "ax handle;
  • Handball (noun): Handball "ball in hand;
  • Hanse (noun): from Low German Hansa "troupe";
  • hase (noun): Hase 'hare "in French: doe = female hare ;
  • hinterland (noun): from hinter 'behind' and Land "country";
  • hoist (verb): from Low German Hissen;
  • horst (noun): the term meaning allemad furrower geology ;
  • Hussar (noun) of Husar;
  • hut (noun) the average haut.allemad Htte;
  • hypnoid (adj.) of German hypnoides ( Le Petit Robert );

  I

  • introversion (noun): term coined by Jung.

  K

  • kainit (noun): from German Kaini, itself from Greek Kainos';
  • Kaiser: Kaiser's "Emperor";
  • kaputt: from kaputt
  • cap : the German Kappa, Kappe diminutive of "cap";
  • kieserite (noun) the German scholar Kieser;
  • kirsch : Kirschwasser of "cherry water";
  • Kitsch: the Bavarian kitschen "renovate, sell the old";
  • kugelhopf;

  L

  • lab (noun): word of German women Laborantin of Laborant (masc.);
  • Landgrave (noun);
  • lancer (noun): from Landsknecht, Land "country" and Knecht "servant";
  • motto: "motto" in German;
  • Latvian, Latvian (adj.): of Latvian;
  • leukemia (noun): from Leukmie (1845);
  • loess (noun): probably the Swiss German Lsch "light, loose;
  • lustig wag of "funny, gay" where "individual who was not trusted"
  • LSD (noun)

  M

  • Macrobiotic (noun): from Makrobiotik;
  • mark (noun) Mark;
  • meristem (noun), German Meristem;
  • metapsychological (adj.): of German Metapsychoogie (S. Freud);
  • monazite (noun): from German Monazit;
  • monism (noun): from German Monismus;
  • penury <molts "porridge" (German dialect of the south and Switzerland);
  • murmel (noun) the German "Groundhog";

  N

  • Nomie (adj.): the Greek, for German;
  • noodle (noun): from German Nudeln;
  • noumenon (noun): German, Greek transcript (Kant);

  O

  • shell (noun): alteration of German Haubitz;

  P

  • Panzer: the German Panzer "tank";
  • pitchblende (noun): Pech "pitch" and Blender's "Blende";
  • pepsin (noun)
  • peptone (noun) the German peptone itself from Greek;
  • pfennig (noun)
  • phyletic (adj.): of German Phylum;
  • physicalism (noun): from Physikalismus;
  • pietistic (noun) the German pietist;
  • plankton (noun): the German Plankton;
  • Poltergeist
  • poutzer (verb) to putzen;
  • pragmatism (noun): from Pragmatismus;
  • First year (noun): from Propdeutik;
  • protist (noun), German, Greek itself;
  • protoplasm (noun): from German protoplasm;
  • purine (noun) of Purin;
  • putsch
  • pyrrol (e) (noun): from German Greek itself;

  Q

  • quartz (noun): from Quarz;
  • dumpling (noun): from dumplings;
  • keel (noun) of Kegil (Kegel in modern German);

  R

  • roundup (noun): from 'Raffel (raffen).
  • graters (noun)
  • Reiter: (noun) Reiter's "cavalier"
  • rhingrave (noun) Rheingraf of "Lord of the Rhine";
  • Dropside (noun) from Reidel, "log";
  • Rollier (noun): the German Roller;
  • nag (noun): Ross' horse, steed "
  • rosti (noun);
  • rudd (noun): from Roteugel;

  S

  • saber (noun): from German Sabel (Varaita Hungarian);
  • capture (verb) meaning "to possess" comes from the Old High German sazjan ( Le Petit Robert ');
  • coat (noun) the Middle High German Sarrok "military clothing;
  • Schilling (noun)
  • Schlag <(noun): Schlage "coup"
  • Schlass (adj.);
  • sledge, sledges: Schlitten of "sled";
  • Schnapps <Schnapps;
  • schnouf (f) (noun): from German Schnupf;
  • Schuss <(noun): from Schussfahrt (composed of Schuss "shot" and Fahrt "Travel Drive")
  • Semitic (adj.): of semitisch (1781);
  • sepiolite (noun): from German Seplolith itself from Greek;
  • Social Democratic (adj.): of Sozialdemokrat;
  • spalter (noun): from German Spaltenna "split, chapped;
  • Spartacus (noun): from Spartakist;
  • spar (noun);
  • speiss (noun): of or Speiss Speise;
  • Stylistic (noun): Stylistik;
  • Sylvaner (noun): from 'Silvaner, variant transsilvaner;

  T

  • transfinite (adj.): of German transfinite;
  • Triassic (noun);
  • toast <verb trinken 'drink';
  • troll (noun);
  • trommel (noun) the German "drum"

  U

  • Uhlan (noun): from her German-m ^ me issi Polish and tater Oglan;
  • uranism (noun): from German Uranismus himself Greek.

  V

  • valine (noun): Valin;
  • waltz, waltz (noun): Walzer, Walzen
  • vampire (noun) the Vampir;
  • fanlights <Was ist das? "What is it? "Mobile wing
  • vermouth (noun): Vermut of " Absinthe ";

  Y

  Z

  • zinc (noun): from German Zink;

  Source

  Part of the list above comes from this forum.

  References

  1. programmes.france2.fr , Explanation of Bernard Cerquiglini in pictures

  Bibliography

  • Le Petit Robert (2006).

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