How is German and English alike?

Answer 1

Nouns (names) and verbs (doing words) are quite similar in German and English.
The nouns, however, get more different the more complex they are; the verbs are quite similar.

For example, in this sentence.
English: THE SHIP SUNK.
German: DER SCHIFF SUNK.

or
English: I EAT CAKE.
German: ICH ESSE KOCHEN.

Another example of the top of my head is in the rhyme "Head, Shoulders, Knees and Toes".
German: KOPF, SCHULTER, KNEE UND FUSSE.

Although it's clear they're two distinctly different languages, the vowels and consonants sounds are often similar or the same.

However, they look more similar when written down than they sound when spoken, because the German is pronounced is most notably different from English in the fact than English is a softer sounding language (as a result of stronger French influences).

Linguists usually say that the most similar language to English is Dutch, as it is a "Germanic" language like English but also has strong French influences and therefore is softer.

Answer 2

The German language considerably resembles the Dutch language, and has affinity with Scandanivian languages and English.

Answer 3

Scandanavian languages, Dutch and english.