Well yeah that stands to reason, our grammar structure is still Germanic, which is why they still call it a Germanic language. The 100 most common words are almost entirely basic grammar, like to, be, it, for, etc. Words used to reference other words.
The first non grammar based word, the first actual noun, is Time, which is a French word.
SippyCup@feddit.nl 1 year 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 1 year ago
The vast majority of the 100 most common words in English are inherited Germanic words though.
SippyCup@feddit.nl 1 year ago
Well yeah that stands to reason, our grammar structure is still Germanic, which is why they still call it a Germanic language. The 100 most common words are almost entirely basic grammar, like to, be, it, for, etc. Words used to reference other words.
The first non grammar based word, the first actual noun, is Time, which is a French word.
antbricks@lemmy.today 1 year ago
We’re speaking German after French aristocrats gave us the names for all the fancy things we couldn’t afford when we were all peasants.