Hello, I’m a new member of the forum and I’d like to share my experience with you.
I too had a problem regarding the menu.
Let me make a reply, even though it may not be helpful.
1) Is the “Do not display language information for default language in URLs” checked in the Polylang settings? I have found that if I unchecked it, I was able to transition normally. (This setting changes the URLs a bit.)
(2) Is each page displayed in translated German? If so, you may be able to transition successfully by creating a new page in English and assigning the language status “English” to that page.
I hope it works.