 | English  | German |  |
 | ling. cognate {adj} [derived from the same root] | 30 stammverwandt |  |
 | chem. auric {adj} [of, relating to, or derived from gold] | Gold- |  |
Verbs |
 | Internet to IM [derived from Instant Messenger] | 9 chatten |  |
 | automot. to restomod [portmanteau derived from restore or modify] | restaurieren und modernisieren [bes. Auto] |  |
Nouns |
 | bull [derived from bullshit] [Am.] [vulg.] | 83 Blödsinn {m} [ugs.] |  |
 | hunting game [archaic] [sport derived from the chase] | 69 Jagd {f} |  |
 | bull [derived from bullshit] [Am.] [vulg.] | 54 Quatsch {m} [ugs.] |  |
 | sports WAG [singular derived from "wives and girlfriends"] [Br.] [coll., often hum. or slightly pej.] | 36 Spielerfrau {f} [bes. als Klischee] |  |
 | acad. aviat. electr. avionics {pl} [usually treated as sg.] [portmanteau derived from aviation and electronics] | 22 Avionik {f} [Kofferwort aus Aviatik und Elektronik] |  |
 | bull [derived from bullshit] [Am.] [vulg.] | 17 Unsinn {m} |  |
 | bull [derived from bullshit] [Am.] [vulg.] | 14 Nonsens {m} |  |
 | bull [derived from bullshit] [Am.] [vulg.] | 12 Scheiße {f} [vulg.] |  |
 | bull [derived from bullshit] [Am.] [vulg.] | 8 Mist {m} [ugs.] |  |
 | pol. chumocracy [pej.] [neol.] [derived from chum] | 5 Freunderlwirtschaft {f} [österr.] [bayer.] [ugs.] [pej.] [Vergabe von Posten an Freunde aus derselben sozialen Schicht] |  |
 | banksters [portmanteau derived from banker and gangster] | Bankster {pl} [Kofferwort, abgeleitet von Banker und Gangster] |  |
 | electr. cascode [portmanteau derived from "cascaded cathode"] | Kaskode {f} [Kofferwort, abgeleitet von "kaskadierte Kathode"] |  |
 | ling. derivative [derived word] | abgeleitetes Wort {n} |  |
 | jollop [Br.] [coll.] [derived from jalap] | [umgangssprachlicher Begriff für jedes flüssige Medikament, besonders gegen Husten oder Verstopfung] |  |
 | bike mamachari [coll.] [portmanteau derived from "mama" and "chariot"] | Muttirad / Mutti-Rad {n} [ugs.] |  |
 | Usonian [U.S. inhabitant, derived from Frank Lloyd Wright's word "Usonia"] | US-Amerikaner {m} |  |
2 Words |
 | audio electr. TRRS connector [derived from Tip, Ring, Sleeve, and Switch] | vierpoliger Klinkenstecker {m} |  |
 | audio electr. TRS connector [derived from Tip, Ring, and Sleeve] | Klinkenstecker {m} |  |
 | audio electr. TS connector [derived from Tip, Sleeve] | zweipoliger Klinkenstecker {m} |  |
3 Words |
 | [it's] too late for [+ verb-derived noun] [e.g. turning back] | [es ist] zu spät zum [+ substantiviertes Verb] [z. B. Umkehren] |  |
 | electr. nixie / Nixie tube [Nixie was derived from "NIX I", an abbreviation of "Numeric Indicator eXperimental No. 1"] | Nixie-Röhre {f} |  |
4 Words |
 | biol. pharm. zool. humster hybrid cell line [portmanteau derived from "human" and "hamster"] | Hamster-Mensch-Hybridzelllinie {f} [Verschmelzung von menschlichem Sperma mit den Eizellen eines Hamsters] |  |
5+ Words |
 | law Federal law supersedes state law. ["preemption doctrine", derived from the supremacy clause of Article 6 of the U.S. Constitution] | [„Bundesrecht hebt Länderrecht auf.“ - Grundsatz gemäß Artikel 6 der US-Verfassung; vergleichbar mit „Bundesrecht bricht Landesrecht.“, Art. 31 GG der BRD] |  |
 | idiom If you build it, they will come. [derived from "Field of Dreams"] | Wenn du es baust, werden sie kommen. |  |
Fiction (Literature and Film) |
 | lit. mus. F Hail to Thee in Victor's Crown [melody of the hymn derived from the British anthem "God Save the Queen"] | Heil dir im Siegerkranz [preußische Volkshymne von 1795 - 1918] |  |
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