hamburger - named after Hamburg, a city in Germany. bundt cake - anglicization of Bundkuchen. lager - a shortened version of Lagerbier, which means “warehouse beer” because it was meant to be brewed and stored for future consumption. pilsner - a kind of beer named after the German town Pilsen, which is located in the Czech Republic. frankfurter - a shortening of Frankfurter Wurst (“Frankfurter sausage”). biergarten - Bier (“beer”) + Garten (“garden”). pumpernickel - a type of rye bread, though where the word comes from exactly is a matter of some debate. wiener (as in hot dog) - from Wiener Würstchen (“Viennese sausage”). seltzer - comes from the German village Selters. gummy bear - adapted from the Gummibärchen (“little gummy bears”) first made by German company Haribo. sauerkraut - sauer (“sour”) + Kraut (“cabbage”). Even if you know that, though, there might be a few on this list you weren’t expecting. It shouldn’t come as any surprise that a lot of the English words that are actually German refer to food and beer. schnauzer - from the German schnauzen, meaning “to growl”. rottweiler - a dog breed named after Rottweil, a town in Germany. poodle - from Pudel, literally meaning “puddle”. hamster - at one point in history, English speakers called hamsters “German rats”. 
Ironically, most Germans call this type of dog a Dackel today. dachshund - Dachs (“badger”) + Hund (“dog”).German animal names are a fascinating topic all on their own, but the few terms English has imported create a captivating little menagerie. English Words That Are Actually German Animals
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