Words of German origin Quiz

English meaning	German word
leather pants / trousers
coin-operated machine
pre-school or nursery for children
lightning
ground beef, fried and placed in a bun
a rigid airship
a person who looks just like you
very
enjoyment over someone's misfortune
a type of pastry with a fruit filling

English meaning	German word
empire
'bless you' or 'health'
broken or not working
pickled cabbage
the spirit of the times
a ghost
a feeling of anxiety and depression
child prodigy
a hot dog sausage from Austria
a strong, distilled alcoholic drink

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Words of German origin Quiz

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Created Jan 22, 2010 in Language
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	Hooby:	Jan 22nd, 2010 at 22:19 GMT	0 points
	schnaps has two p's. not many people use lederhosen, schadenfreude, automat, zeitgeist, or angst. theyve probly been used but commonly used is a bold statement for some of these.

	drizzle:	Jan 22nd, 2010 at 22:39 GMT	1 point
	Thanks for your feedback. It's spelt with one 'p' in German, but either answer is accepted.

	Nobbe:	Jan 23rd, 2010 at 12:02 GMT	2 points
	You can of course accept both answers, but if you are asking for the German word you should show the German spelling, with only one p. Same goes for "kaputt" - also only one p. And the nouns are written with capital first letter.

	marzoz10:	Jan 23rd, 2010 at 16:22 GMT	1 point
	Yes, but it's words "of German ORIGIN", meaning we've adapted the spelling in English. Also, I do use 'zeitgeist' and 'angst' often enough, and 'schadenfreude' is in my usable lexicon as well. One glaring omission: 'fahrvergnügen!' LOL, JK! Fun quiz...I only missed "automat" :(

	Nobbe:	Jan 23rd, 2010 at 16:56 GMT	1 point
	^ Maybe, but the column states "German word"... And no wonder you missed the word "Automat" since it is of Greek origin!

	vampirevicky:	Jan 23rd, 2010 at 21:20 GMT	0 points
	Great idea, although I find the quiz a little confusing as I haven't heard a lot of these german words used in english. But maybe that's just where I live.

	savedtheday:	Apr 29th, 2010 at 15:21 GMT	4 points
	@Hooby - I think maybe you need to spruce up your English vocab

	egernunge:	Apr 29th, 2010 at 17:49 GMT	1 point
	What's your source for saying that "automat" is a German word? I'm pretty sure it's derived from the Greek word automatos, meaning selfthinking. Also, you could add "weltschmerz". Isn't that at least somewhat used in English?

	Hamburger:	Apr 29th, 2010 at 22:34 GMT	2 points
	a Poltergeist is literally a "Blustery" ghost, or a ghost who causes disruption. A ghost is "geist". I suggest you rename the clue to "angry ghost" or "disruptive ghost". I kept typing in "geist" and had no idea what you were looking for.