Foreign-language influences in English
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Foreign-language influences in English
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The English language descends from Old English, the West Germanic language of the Anglo-Saxons. Most of its grammar, its core vocabulary and the most common words are Germanic. However, the percentage of loans in everyday conversation varies by dialect and idiolect, even if English vocabulary at large has a greater Romance influence. Many loanwords have entered into English from other languages. English borrowed many words from Old Norse, the North Germanic language of the Vikings, and later fro
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Foreign-language_influences_in_English
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2003-10-09T09:22:20Z
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2024-09-10T02:16:59Z
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