We added a bunch of French. It’s not a romance language by any stretch but it’s kind of a Francish one. Francish being a Celtic word, because we added a bunch of those too.
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BenLeMan@lemmy.world 2 months ago
Of course you realize that English is a Germanic language? Therefore, it is you who have strayed from the proper words. 😉
SippyCup@feddit.nl 2 months ago
BenLeMan@lemmy.world 2 months ago
And lots of straight up Latin, yeah.
SippyCup@feddit.nl 2 months ago
I just looked it up, German isn’t even the biggest influence. French and Latin are. German is 3rd
OUI OUI BON BON LE PETITE CROISSANT EIFFEL TOWER I AM LE FRENCH NOW MOTHERFUCKER
hakase@lemm.ee 2 months ago
The vast majority of the 100 most common words in English are inherited Germanic words though.
diverging@piefed.social 2 months ago
German is not the same as Germanic. Both German and English evolved from a common ancestor, which we call Proto-Germanic.
'Who' and 'Where' are '*hwaz' and '*hwar' in Proto-Germanic.
I would say that in this case German strayed more than English.
Saleh@feddit.org 2 months ago
Wat?
meekah@lemmy.world 2 months ago
Who = hwaz = wer Where = hwar = Wo