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English and German are both Germanic languages (as are Dutch, Afrikaans, Icelandic, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish and Faroese). These languages are related and that's why you'll find similarities.

water

From Old English wæter, from Proto-Germanic *watar(cf. West Frisian wetter, Dutch water, German Wasser).

Wasser

From Middle High German wazzer < Old High German wazzar, originally *watter, compare water.

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