English is a West Germanic language of the Indo-European language family, with its earliest forms spoken by the inhabitants of early medieval England.345 It is named after the Angles, one of the ancient Germanic peoples that migrated to the island of Great Britain. Existing on a dialect continuum with Scots, and then most closely related to the Low German and Frisian languages, English is genealogically West Germanic. However, its vocabulary also shows major influences from French (about 29% of modern English words) and Latin (also about 29%), plus some grammar and a small amount of core vocabulary influenced by Old Norse (a North Germanic language).678 Speakers of English are called Anglophones.
The earliest forms of English, collectively known as Old English, evolved from a group of West Germanic (Ingvaeonic) dialects brought to Great Britain by Anglo-Saxon settlers in the 5th century and further mutated by Norse-speaking Viking settlers starting in the 8th and 9th centuries. Middle English began in the late 11th century after the Norman Conquest of England, when considerable Old French (especially Old Norman French) and Latin-derived vocabulary was incorporated into English over some three hundred years.910 Early Modern English began in the late 15th century with the start of the Great Vowel Shift and the Renaissance trend of borrowing further Latin and Greek words and roots into English, concurrent with the introduction of the printing press to London.
The earliest forms of English, collectively known as Old English, evolved from a group of West Germanic (Ingvaeonic) dialects brought to Great Britain by Anglo-Saxon settlers in the 5th century and further mutated by Norse-speaking Viking settlers starting in the 8th and 9th centuries. Middle English began in the late 11th century after the Norman Conquest of England, when considerable Old French (especially Old Norman French) and Latin-derived vocabulary was incorporated into English over some three hundred years.910 Early Modern English began in the late 15th century with the start of the Great Vowel Shift and the Renaissance trend of borrowing further Latin and Greek words and roots into English, concurrent with the introduction of the printing press to London.
by edp225 January 3, 2023
Get the Englishmug. Stupid fat cunt that has nothing going for herself other then that dumpy...
Graduated from an online university with some bullshit degree.
wanted to be a teacher but was too retarded so she settles on english.
Thinks she can restrict us from going out to lunch because she has daddy issues??
Graduated from an online university with some bullshit degree.
wanted to be a teacher but was too retarded so she settles on english.
Thinks she can restrict us from going out to lunch because she has daddy issues??
Fuck, i hate our new english teachers.
Yea she's got nothing going for herself other then that ass.
Dumb bitch probs got pregnant just to have days off.
Yea she's got nothing going for herself other then that ass.
Dumb bitch probs got pregnant just to have days off.
by FUCK ENGLISH TEACHERS! September 7, 2022
Get the English Teachersmug. Very polite people, especially older English people that still have some manners and were brought up learning respect.
Beware of the sheep that work in offices and think they're hot stuff as they are the ones that have no manners and think everybody should bow to them. Higher pisition office workers are very educated and smart.
Beware of the sheep that work in offices and think they're hot stuff as they are the ones that have no manners and think everybody should bow to them. Higher pisition office workers are very educated and smart.
Polite English people : May I please have a large glass of red wine and two pints of lager, please.
Sheep that work in offices : why is my fries not here yet??! Where's my food!?? I ordered a large red!!!!
Sheep that work in offices : why is my fries not here yet??! Where's my food!?? I ordered a large red!!!!
by AsItIs99999 December 20, 2018
Get the English peoplemug. by wannaberizzler June 8, 2024
Get the English or Spanish?mug. English grammar baffles me.l
by Ellietheelaphant July 10, 2016
Get the Englishmug. by PremiumCookie February 18, 2020
Get the Englishmug. 