Language: Modern English (from ~1500) is 60-70% grounded in Frenc…

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Did you know? Modern English (from ~1500) is 60-70% grounded in French and Latin — not its Germanic Anglo-Saxon predecessor. Anglo-Saxons supplied basic words ("water", "fire", "house"); the Norman Conquest of 1066 imported the luxury vocabulary ("government", "marriage", "beef").

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Modern English (from ~1500) is 60-70% grounded in French and Latin — not its Germanic Anglo-Saxon predecessor. Anglo-Saxons supplied basic words ("water", "fire", "house"); the Norman Conquest of 1066 imported the luxury vocabulary ("government", "marriage", "beef").

Modern Engels (vanaf ~1500) is voor 60-70% gegrond op Frans en Latijn — niet zijn Germaanse Anglo-Saksische voorganger. Anglo-Saksen leverden de basiswoorden ("water", "fire", "house"); de Normandische verovering van 1066 importeerde de luxe-woorden ("government", "marriage", "beef").

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