2006-09-04 19:02:04 · 4 answers · asked by neds 1 in Education & Reference ➔ Other - Education
I won't but I'll tell you where to research it. Here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/English_language
A possible supplemental source maybe this (haven't explored this yet):
http://www.theenglishlanguage.org/origin_of_english_language/1.htm
2006-09-04 19:07:54 · answer #1 · answered by Bummerang 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
English is a Western Germanic Language.
2006-09-04 19:04:17 · answer #2 · answered by Cattlemanbob 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well it's considered a Germanic language, but with lots of Latin, Greek, French and a whole bunch of other stuff mixed in. It's a real mutt of a language!
2006-09-04 19:05:31 · answer #3 · answered by banjuja58 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
english is technically a germanic language. although about one-third of our words come from french.
2006-09-04 19:04:36 · answer #4 · answered by klc 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋