The word “lager” is a shortening of the German word “ Lagerbier”, derived from the word for a storehouse: “ Lager”. Let’s start - in proper German style - with a beer. And these are just the ones that come with a bit of a story - there are hundreds, if not thousands, more! 1. Of course, etymology isn’t an exact science, since all languages are constantly in a state of flux - lending and borrowing left, right and centre - but we can be pretty confident that the following eight English words originally came from the German language.
You don’t have to look far in the English language to find a word that we’ve clearly pinched from the Germans: doppelganger, kindergarten and angst have all made their way into common usage - but what about the sneaky German borrowings that are hiding in plain sight?
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