There are lots of similarities between English and German.
When we say "How old are you?" in English, we would say "Wie alt sind Sie?" in German. They are literally equivalent.
When we say "What is your name?" in English, we would say "Wie ist Ihr Name?" in German, literally "How is your name?".
"How are you?" in English. Then "Wie geht es Ihnen?" in German, literally means "How goes it you?". I guess it is more like "How is going on you?".
Kindergarten was absolutely borrowed from German. Kinder is plural form of Kind which means child. Garten is garden. Therefore, kindergarten means garden of children.
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