{"id":6221,"date":"2015-03-30T20:41:15","date_gmt":"2015-03-30T20:41:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/german\/?p=6221"},"modified":"2017-11-20T14:32:10","modified_gmt":"2017-11-20T14:32:10","slug":"16-english-words-that-are-actually-german-part-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/german\/16-english-words-that-are-actually-german-part-2\/","title":{"rendered":"16 English Words That Are Actually German (Part 2)"},"content":{"rendered":"

Here\u2019s the second part of ’16 English words that are actually German’! Click here <\/a>for the first 8 words.<\/p>\n

Doppelg\u00e4nger<\/strong>
\nLiteral translation & German meaning: Double walker, or someone who looks identical to you<\/em>
\nMeaning in English: Someone who looks exactly the same as you but is not related to you<\/em>
\nUse in a sentence: I saw your doppelg\u00e4nger in the street yesterday!<\/em>
\nExtra fact: Like \u00fcber becoming uber in English, doppelg\u00e4nger becomes doppelganger in English due to the lack of umlauts in the English language<\/em><\/p>\n

Frankfurter<\/strong>
\nLiteral translation & German meaning: Of Frankfurt (the German city), referring to a type of hot dog sausage<\/em>
\nMeaning in English: A thin, long hot dog sausage<\/em>
\nUse in a sentence: I need to get some buns for our frankfurters<\/em>
\nExtra fact: This sausage is called a Frankfurter because it was created in Frankfurt!<\/em><\/p>\n

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Frankfurter Tor U-Bahn: ‘Frankfurt Gate’ Underground Station. Photo by Cynthia (23896959@N04) on Flickr.com under CC BY-ND 2.0<\/p><\/div>\n

Fussball<\/strong>
\nLiteral translation & German meaning: Football<\/em>
\nMeaning in English: A table football game played mostly in pubs<\/em>
\nUse in a sentence: Fancy a game of fussball?<\/em>
\nExtra fact: In Germany, table football has an English name: Kicker.<\/em><\/p>\n

Poltergeist<\/strong>
\nLiteral translation & German meaning: Noisy spirit (from <\/em>poltern: to make noise, and <\/em>Geist: spirit\/ghost)<\/em>
\nMeaning in English: Type of ghost, specifically one who moves and throws things<\/em>
\nUse in a sentence: We think we\u2019ve got a poltergeist in our house.<\/em><\/p>\n

Neanderthal<\/strong>
\nLiteral translation & German meaning: Neander valley (Thal = valley), primitive human species<\/em>
\nMeaning in English: Primitive human species. It\u2019s also used as an insult to describe a man who appears not to have evolved properly.<\/em>
\nUse in a sentence: Look at Becky and her neanderthal of a boyfriend over there!<\/em>
\nExtra fact: The Neander valley (Neanderthal) is a place in Germany. This is where the first remains of what we now know as the human neanderthal were found.<\/em><\/p>\n

Lager<\/strong>
\nLiteral translation & German meaning: Storehouse. Short for <\/em>Lagerbier \u2013 storehouse beer.<\/em>
\nMeaning in English: Type of beer<\/em>
\nUse in a sentence: I\u2019ll have a lager, please.<\/em>
\nExtra fact: This word came to mean beer in English because it refers to a type of beer that is kept in a special storehouse for aging.<\/em><\/p>\n

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Lagerbier. Photo by v230gh on flickr.com under CC BY-ND 2.0<\/p><\/div>\n

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Wanderlust<\/strong>
\nLiteral translation & German meaning: Wander desire (from <\/em>wandern \u2013 to hike\/trek, and <\/em>Lust \u2013 desire\/enthusiasm). In German use, the meaning of Wanderlust is quite true to its literal translation.<\/em>
\nMeaning in English: A feeling that you\u2019d like to travel and see new places<\/em>
\nUse in a sentence: I\u2019ve got real wanderlust after looking at your holiday pictures!<\/em><\/p>\n

Delicatessen<\/strong>
\nLiteral translation & German meaning: Delicate food\/delicate eating, meaning fine foods<\/em>
\nEnglish meaning: Place to shop for fine foods (often shortened to<\/em> deli)<\/em>
\nUse in a sentence: I\u2019ll get some meat from the deli<\/em>
\nExtra fact: The word delicatessen has an anglicised spelling. In German it is spelt <\/em>Delikatessen. The German word Delikatessen is also a loanword from the French <\/em>d\u00e9licatesse.<\/em><\/p>\n

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Did any of these words surprise you? How often do you use these words, or see them used in English?<\/p>\n

Click here<\/a> for Part 1!<\/p>\n

Bis sp\u00e4ter,<\/p>\n

Constanze x<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"\"\"

Here\u2019s the second part of ’16 English words that are actually German’! Click here for the first 8 words. Doppelg\u00e4nger Literal translation & German meaning: Double walker, or someone who looks identical to you Meaning in English: Someone who looks exactly the same as you but is not related to you Use in a sentence…<\/p>\n

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