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List of German words of French origin

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Reference excerpt

This is a list of German words and expressions of French origin. Some of them were borrowed in medieval times, some were introduced by Huguenot immigrants in the 17th and 18th centuries and others have been borrowed in the 19th and 20th centuries. German Wiktionary lists about 120,000 German words without declensions and conjugations. Of these, more than 2300 words (about 2%) are categorized as German terms derived from French.

A à la carte Abenteuer (adventure), from Middle High German āventiure, borrowed from Old French aventure Abonnement (subscription) abonnieren (to subscribe) Accessoire (accessory) ade (bye), from Old French adé adieu Admiral (admiral) Adresse (address) adressieren (to address), from French adresser adrett (neat), from French adroit Affäre (affair), borrowing from French affaire Affront (affront) Akkord (music chord, piecework), from French accord akkreditieren (to accredit), from French accréditer Akquise (acquisition), from French acquise Akrobat (acrobat) Akrobatik (acrobatics) Akteur (protagonist), from French acteur Aktionär (shareholder), from French actionnaire aktuell (current, up to date, updated, live, recent), from French actuel Allee (alley), from French allée Allianz (alliance), from French alliance Allüre (affectation), from French allure Altruismus (altruism), from French altruisme Amateur (amateur) Ambition (ambition) amourös (amorous), from French amoureux amüsant (amusing), from French amusant amüsieren (to amuse), from French amuser Anarchie (anarchy), from Ancient Greek ἀναρχία (anarkhía) via Latin and French Anarchist (anarchist), from French anarchiste Anekdote (anecdote), from French anecdote animieren (to encourage), from French animer Annexion (annexation), from French annexion annektieren (to annex), from French annexer Annonce (classified ad), from French annonce apart (fancy, distinctive), from French à part Aperitif (apéritif) Appartement, Apartment (suite in a hotel), from French appartement apropos (apropos), from French à propos Arrangement (arrangement) arrangieren (to arrange), from French arranger arriviert (successful), from French arriver Armee (military, army), from French armée. arrogant (arrogant) Artillerie (artillery) Artist (acrobat), from French artiste Asphalt (asphalt), from French asphalte Aspik (aspic) Atelier (artist's or photographer's studio) Attaché (attaché) Attacke (attack), from French attaque attackieren (to attack), from French attaquer Attentat (assassination) Attitüde (attitude) Attrappe (dummy, mockup) Aubergine (eggplant) Au-pair (au pair) Avance avancieren (to advance), from French avancer Avantgarde (avant-garde) Aversion (aversion)

B Bagage (baggage; clan, gang) Bagatelle bagatellisieren Baguette Baiser Baisse Bajonett (bayonet) Balance Balkon (balcony) Ballade Ballon banal banalisieren Banalität Bandage Bande Bankett Bankier Baracke Barriere Barrikade Bassin Bataillon Batterie Béchamelsauce beige Belletristik Beton bigott Bigotterie Billiard Billet Biskuit Bistro Biwak bizarr Blamage blamieren blanchieren Blessur blümerant Bluse Bohème Bombardment bombardieren Bombe Bonbon Bonmot Bordell Bouillabaisse Bouillon Boule Boulevard Bourgeoisie Boutique Branche Bravour bravourös Bredouille Brigade Brikett brilliant Brillanz Brimborium brisant Brise Bronze Brosche Broschüre brünett brüsk brüskieren Budget Buffet Bulette Bulletin burlesk Büro Bürokrat Büste

C Cabriolet Café Camembert Canapé Chalet Champagner Champignon Chance changieren Chanson Charakter Charge Charme charmant Charmeur Chauffeur Chaussee Chauvinismus Chauvinist Chef Chicorée Chiffre chiffrieren Chose Cidre Claqueur Clementine Clique Clochard Clou Cognac Collage Collier Confiserie Consommé Contenance Cordon bleu Cornichon Couch Couleur Coup Coupé Coupon Courage Cousin Cousine Creme Crème de la Crème Crème fraiche Crepe Croissant Croupier Crouton Cuvée

D Dame Debakel Debatte debattieren Debüt Debütant debütieren dechiffrieren Defensive defilieren Defizit defizitär Déjà-vu dekadent Dekadenz deklassieren Deko Dekolleté Dekoration dekorativ dekorieren Delegation delegieren delikat Delikatesse Dementi dementieren demolieren Demontage Dependence Depesche deplatziert Depot deportieren Depression depressiv Desaster desaströs desavouiren Deserteur Dessert Dessous Detail Devise dezent Diamant Digestif Dilettant dilettantisch Diner Diplomat Diplomatie diplomatisch Diskothek diskret Disput Distanz distanziert Dividende Division Domäne Dorade Dossier Double Dragee dressieren Dressur Droge Drogerie drollig Dusche duschen dutzend dynamisch

E Eau de Cologne echauffieren Effet egal egalisieren egalitär Eklat eklatant Elan elegant Elite elitär Emaille Emblem Emotion en bloc Enfant terrible Engagement engagieren Enklave en masse enorm Ensemble Entrecôte Entree en vogue Episode Eskapade Eskorte eskortieren Esprit essenziell etablieren Etablissement Etage Etappe Etat etepetete Etikett Etikette Etui Experte Expertise Exposé, Exposee extravagant exzellent

F Fabrik Facette Faible Fassade Fauxpas Fee fein Fenster Feuilleton Fiaker Figur Filet finanzieren Finesse Flair flambieren Flanell Flöte Florett Fond Fonds Fondue Fontäne forcieren Foyer frappieren fraternisieren frau Frikadelle Frikassee Friseur Fritteuse frittieren frivol Front

G Gage galant Garage Garantie garantieren Garde Garderobe garnieren Garnison Garnitur Gelatine Gelee genant General generös genial Genie genieren Genre Gepard Giraffe Girlande Gletscher Gourmet Gratin gratinieren Grippe grotesk Gruppe

H Hangar Hasardeur Hausse Haute Couture Haute Cuisine Hautgout Hommage Hotel

I Ingenieur Idee Illusion illustrieren imaginär imposant invalide imponieren Infanterie Infekt Initiative Insolvenz Interieur interessant Intervention Invasion

J Jalousie Jargon jonglieren Journal Journalist Jury

K Kabarett Kabinett Kadett Kampagne Kanapee Kapitän Karaffe Karambolage Karosse Karosserie Karree Karriere Karussell Kaserne kaschieren Kavalier Kavallerie Kinkerlitzchen Kino Kiosk Klavier Klischee Kokon Kolibri Kolonnade Kolonne Kollaborateur Kolportage Kommandeur Kommode Kommuniqué Kompagnon Komparse komplett Kompliment Konfitüre Kontrolleur Kontur konvertieren Konvoi Korps Kostüm Kotelett Koteletten Krawatte Kreation kriminell Kritik Kurier Kurs Kuvert Kuvertüre

L Laissez-faire Lamelle Lampe Lampion lancieren Lanze larmoyant leger Leutnant Liaison Likör Limette Limonade Limousine Livree Loge logieren Longe longieren loyal

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In the classroom: List of German words of French origin is common in secondary-school and first-year university syllabi. It links to neighbouring topics French words and phrases, German language, Lists of loanwords, so understanding it makes those chapters shorter.
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