"a German" (especially a German soldier), 1841, but popularized during World War I, from German kraut "cabbage," considered a characteristic national dish. The "cabbage" sense is attested in English from 1855.
kosher
kowtow
kraal
kraken
Krakow
Kraut
Krebs cycle
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Kremlin
*kreue-
*kreus-
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