This study examined crosslinguistic transfer of alignment patterns in four groups of English-German speakers. Given previous findings of crosslinguistic transfer, we hypothesized that characteristics of English accent timing would be apparent when non-native German speakers spoke German and vice versa. We evaluated data from 13 second-language (L2) German speakers and five heritage German speakers (all native speakers of Canadian English), six native German speakers living in Canada, and ten native German speakers living in Germany. All participants were recorded reading 15 German and 15 English sentences. The alignment of F0 minima and maxima was analyzed with linear mixed-effects models in 784 prenuclear rising accents. Findings showed both the low (L) and high (H) tones tended to align later in English utterances than in German utterances. Additionally, native German speakers (in Germany) had significantly earlier L and H when speaking in German and English, compared to native Canadian English (L2 German) speakers. This suggests the transfer of a speaker’s native language alignment pattern when speaking in their L2. The heritage German speakers showed similar alignment patterns to L2 speakers, whereas Germans in Canada showed an intermediate pattern between native German speakers in Germany and native Canadian English (L2 German) speakers.