the guide to the english language
old english
before the year 1066 we spoke what was called old English which was a mix of Norse,Latin and Anglo Saxon . Latin was brought from the Romans.Norse was brought from the vikings and Anglo Saxon brought from the Germans.
Norse words : name,silly,son,father,love,drink
Latin words : bishop,church,monk,baptism
Anglo Saxon words :ugly,bull,gate,skin
1066
It began to change because William duke of Normandy invaded England and brought French to England and king Richard was the last old English speaking king because William brought lots of french people to England and the English then picked up on it
changing language
language is always changing because we are always making new words up that some adults wont know the meaning of.
peng - good
dench-good
Hench-muscly
reem-good
legit-legitimate
swag-cool,good
sick-good