2006-07-31 14:08:37 · 6 answers · asked by Yitz2486 1 in Society & Culture ➔ Languages
No one "started" the English language. English developed out of the dialects of Proto-Low German that moved from the continent into England in the 5th century. As the tribes were separated from their brethren on the continent, the changes that happen in every language accumulated over time, intelligibility decreased until by the time of the first written records a few centuries later, Old English could be considered a different language from Old Frisian and Old Saxon that were still on the continent.
2006-07-31 14:56:22 · answer #1 · answered by Taivo 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Merriam Webster
2006-07-31 23:19:11 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think the English people in England.
2006-07-31 22:28:35 · answer #3 · answered by Teresa 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
check out this website if you want to know about the history of the english language
http://ebbs.english.vt.edu/hel/hel.html
2006-08-03 14:01:48 · answer #4 · answered by Eyedoc 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Cavemen!:D it started with grunts then moved up to words!
2006-07-31 21:13:17 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
the anglo-saxons
2006-07-31 21:12:44 · answer #6 · answered by I-C-U 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋