I'm not sure. I once heard that it was German.
2006-08-01 16:45:14 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Social Science ➔ Other - Social Science
English is NOT a Romance language. English mainly came from German, so that is the closest language.
2006-08-01 17:01:01 · answer #1 · answered by Mary 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A combination fo German and French. English language draws from many languages including Latin i.e. Italian and Spanish. Look in Wikipedia.
2006-08-01 16:51:53 · answer #2 · answered by lpaganus 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Frisian; this is a language of Germanic origin, spoken by people in the Frisian Islands. It is said that Frisian and English are mutually intelligible.
2006-08-01 17:33:20 · answer #3 · answered by The First Dragon 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
English is one of the Romance Languages, mostly derived from Latin.
2006-08-01 16:52:08 · answer #4 · answered by Mr_Know_It_All 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'm thinking Spanish because it has ALOT of simularitys
2006-08-01 16:50:41 · answer #5 · answered by Jacob B 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
American
2006-08-01 21:16:46 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋