The German term "Et Zeichen" matches the English term "ampersand"

other german words that include "et" : english :
Abgeordneter delegate, deputy, representative
Acetat acetate
Alphabet alphabet
Amethyst amethyst
Amulett amulet, charm, talisman
Analphabet illiterate
Anbetracht consideration, deliberation
Anerbieten offer
Anschlagzettel notice, placard, poster
Appetit appetite
Arithmetik arithmetic
Athlet athlete
Azetylen acetylene
Bajonett bayonet
Bankett banquet, feast
Barett beret
Barometer barometer
Beet bed
Beete beet
Beetensuppe borscht, borstch
Beisetzung burial, funeral, interment
Belletristik belles lettres
Besetzung occupation
Bethlehem bethlehem
Beton concrete
Betonung accent, stress
Betrag amount, sum
Betragen behavior, behaviour, conduct, deportment
Betrug swindle
Betrunkenheit drunkenness, inebriety
Betrübnis sadness, sorrow, annoyance, disappointment, grief
Bett bed
Bettdecke blanket
Bettlaken sheet
Bettler beggar
Bettstelle bed
Betttuch sheet
Billett bill, ticket, note
Bordbrett shelf
Bouquet bouquet
Bretagne bretagne, brittany
Bretone breton
Brett shelf, board, plank
Brikett bar
Budget budget
Bukett bouquet
Bulletin bulletin
Büfett buffet
Centimeter centimetre
Darbietung presentation
Debet debit
Dekameter decametre
Dekret decree
Detachement detachment
Dezimeter decimetre
Diabetes diabetes
Diameter diameter
Diskretion modesty
Enquete inquiry, investigation
Entsetzen verbreiten frighten, terrify
Entzetzen alarm, terror
Epaulette epaulet
Etablissement establishment
Etage floor, storey, story
Etagenwohnung apartment, flat
Ethik ethic, ethics
Etikette etiquette
Etui holder, socket
Fehlbetrag deficit
Fett fat, grease
Fetzen rag, scrap
Feuilleton serial
Fortsetzung continuation
Gebet prayer
Gebiet region, territory
Gebieterin mistress
Geometrie geometry
Geschäfte betreiben negotiate, trade
Gesetz law
Getreide grain
Getränk beverage, drink
Getümmel agitation, riot, tumult
Gletscher iceberg
Hektometer hectometre
Indiskretion meddlesomeness
Interpret interpreter
Kabinett cabinet
Kassette cassette
Kette series, set, file, line, rank, row, turn, chain
Ketzerei heresy
Kilometer kilometre
Komet comet
Kotelett cutlet
Lafette carriage, gun carriage
Lethargie lethargy
Letter letter
Magnet magnet
Marionette marionette, puppet
Meerrettich horse radish, horseradish
Metall metal
Metamorphose metamorphosis, recreation, regeneration, transformation
Metapher metaphor
Meteor atmospheric phenomenon
Meteorologie meteorology
Meteorstein meteoric stone
Meter metre
Methode method
Metropole metropolis
Metropolit archbishop
Mikrometer micrometre
Millimeter millimetre
Muskette musket
Netz net, network
Paket packet, parcel, pack
Paletot coat, overcoat
Pamphlet pamphlet
Pastete pate, pie
Perimeter circumference, perimeter
Petersilie parsley
Petroleum paraffin oil, petroleum
Phonetik phonetics
Planet planet
Poet poet
Postenkette cordon
Prophet prophet
Präsentierbrett tray
Rakete rocket
Rechenbrett abacus
Repetition repetition
Rettungsboot life boat
Rettungsgürtel life belt, lifebelt, safety belt
Rhetorik oratory, rhetoric
Ränke anzetteln intrigue
Sammet velvet
Schachbrett chessboard, chess board
Schmetterling butterfly
Sekretär secretary
Selbstgesetzgebung autonomy
Serviette napkin
Silhouette outline, silhouette
Skelett skeleton
Sozietät circle, club, society
Staket stake
Steinmetz stone cutter, stonemason
Stellvertreter agent, representative
Symmetrie symmetry
Tablett tray
Taburett stool
Tapete tapestry, wall covering
Tauwetter melting, thaw
Thermometer thermometer
Toilette toilet
Toilettenpapier toilet paper
Trigonometrie trigonometry
Trompete trumpet
Tschetschenien chechenia
Umschlagetuch shawl
Ungetüm monster
Valet farewell, goodbye, good bye
Vegetation growth
Verkettung order
Verletzung injury, wound
Vertrauen setzen in confide, have confidence in, trust, entrust
Vertreter agent, representative
Veteran veteran
Vetter cousin
Voraussetzung hypothesis, supposition
Wandbrett shelf
Wettbewerb competition, contest
Wette bet, wager
Wetteifer competition, rivalry
Wetter weather
Zentimeter centimetre
Zettel card, map, menu
Zigarette cigarette
Zimmet cinnamon
Zwetsche plum
Zwietracht disagreement, discord, dissension, quarrel
Three Genders
Gender is often a difficult thing for language learners to master. The German language introduces a neutral gender as well as feminine and masculine. The neutral gender exists for words that the traditional genders don’t apply to.
The Long Words
German is well known for its long words. Its longest word is “Rindfleischetikettierungsüberwachungsaufgabenübertr agungsgesetz“, and it means” the law concerning the delegation of duties for the supervision of cattle marking and the labeling of beef.” It’s so long that the word is now obsolete. It was judged as being much too long and impractical for bureaucrats to even use.
Fraktur Script
German was written in a calligraphic script called Fraktur script. Fraktur is a Gothic script and is related to the Latin alphabet, it’s just a different type. It entered into use during the 1500s and was used all the way up until World War II.