The English Language Model: [A] Superficial Abstract

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Q

Where does the English Language derive from?

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The English language is primarily derived from a mix of several languages:

Old English (or Anglo-Saxon) is the foundation, brought by Germanic tribes like the Angles, Saxons, and Jutes from what is now Germany and Denmark around the 5th century CE.

Latin influenced English heavily through the Christian Church (starting around the 7th century) and later through Norman French.

Old Norse, from Viking invasions, introduced many everyday words and grammar simplifications.

Norman French had a massive impact after the Norman Conquest of 1066, adding a lot of vocabulary related to law, government, art, and culture.

Over time, English evolved through Middle English (with writers like Chaucer) into Modern English. It continued borrowing words from Greek, Italian, Spanish, Dutch, Hindi, and many other languages, especially during the Renaissance, colonization, and globalization.