who invented English?
was there a group of people that created the language or was it something that happened over time with no specific group of people? meaning the people that added to the language are did not exist at the same time.
This page is a permanent link to the reply below and its nested replies. See all post replies »
@Aidan yea that is interesting because our language sounds very little like most others, my native language sounds so much like a few other languages that I can hear thoes languages and get the gist but with english very few words are like spanish and spanish is the closest i have heard.
@basilfawlty89 yes and I wonder what even is anglo saxan
basilfawlty89 · 31-35, M
@Girlyfriendcollecting Angles and Saxons were West Germanic people who settled England in the 5th to 7th century from Germanic urheimat, likely near Germany and Denmark. They intermingled with the native Celtic people. Then there was a Viking invasion at a stage to and then a Norman French invasion. Those all kinda intermingled to form the English people.
That said it's important to remember English isn't the same as British. British people include Celtic people like the Scots, Welsh and Cornish.
That said it's important to remember English isn't the same as British. British people include Celtic people like the Scots, Welsh and Cornish.