COLUMN: English words that wouldn’t exist without their German roots

Our friends over at wordgenius.com have put together another list of words we thought might be truly appreciated here, as that same German roots sentiment can also be applied to so many people here.    As they point out, Deutschland (or, Germany, in their language) has given us many useful things — great beer, tasty Bavarian pretzels and even the refrigerator. But you may as well add…