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AH020387 Posted 16 years ago
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General question about the English language
The mother of English is German correct? So this means that English has more German based words than Latin or French correct?
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Hi; English began as a low-Germanic language around 300-500 AD. It had many early influences from the other native languages (Celtic languages), Norse (from the Viking invaders who intermarried) and Latin from the church. ) for hundreds of years.
- Hi; English began as a low-Germanic language around 300-500 AD.
- It had many early influences from the other native languages (Celtic languages), Norse (from the Viking invaders who intermarried) and Latin from the church.
- ) for hundreds of years.
- In the Rennaissance, many Latin and Greek words were adopted.
- During the age of exploration, words came into the language from the colonies.
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Hi;
English began as a low-Germanic language around 300-500 AD. It had many early influences from the other native languages (Celtic languages), Norse (from the Viking invaders who intermarried) and Latin from the church. In 1066, the King of Normandy, who spoke a dialect of Old French conquered the English king, and the aristocracy spoke French (not English!) for hundreds of years. In
English began as a low-Germanic language around 300-500 AD. It had many early influences from the other native languages (Celtic languages), Norse (from the Viking invaders who intermarried) and Latin from the church. In 1066, the King of Normandy, who spoke a dialect of Old French conquered the English king, and the aristocracy spoke French (not English!) for hundreds of years. In
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