German words from Greek
8 German words with Greek in their history, whether borrowed directly or passed on through other languages.
Kirche
It is inherited from Middle High German kirche, inherited from Old High German kirihha, inherited from Proto-West Germanic *kirikā, borrowed from Ancient Greek κυρικόν (kūrikón, “house of God”), a…
Museum
It is borrowed from Latin mūsēum (“place for learned pursuits; library, academy”), from Ancient Greek μουσεῖον (mouseîon, “seat or shrine of the Muses”), a noun formed beside the adjective μούσειος…
praktisch
It is borrowed from Late Latin practicus (“active”), from Ancient Greek πρακτικός (praktikós, “concerned with action, active, efficient”), from πράσσω (prā́ssō, “to do, accomplish”). Pfeifer and…
Problem
It is borrowed from Latin problēma, from Ancient Greek πρόβλημα (próblēma, “something put forward; obstacle; a question set”), from προβάλλω (probállō, “to throw forward, put forward”), from πρό…
System
It is borrowed from Latin systēma, from Ancient Greek σύστημα (sústēma, “a whole made up of parts”), from Ancient Greek συνίστημι (sunístēmi, “to put together”), a compound of Ancient Greek σύν…
technisch
It is borrowed from New Latin technicus (“technical, expert”), from Ancient Greek τεχνικός (tekhnikós, “artistic, skilful, expert”), from τέχνη (tékhnē, “craft, art, skill, science”). The Latin form…
Tisch
It is inherited from Middle High German tisch, inherited from Old High German tisc, inherited from Proto-West Germanic *disk (“dish”), an early borrowed from Latin discus (“discus; flat dish…
Turnier
It is inherited from Middle High German turnier, turnîr, a back-formation from the verb turnieren (“to wheel one's horse; to take part in a tournament”), which is borrowed from Old French tornier…