I've heard before that it's French. Is this true?
2007-02-11 11:41:32 · 7 answers · asked by 2 days after my B day :) 2 in Society & Culture ➔ Languages
german they share roots
2007-02-11 11:57:12 · answer #1 · answered by ~♥~Wytch Vampyre~♥~ 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
English descended from Norman French, so there are likely many words from the older version of French that have persisted into modern-day French and English. I'd say French is a good guess.
2007-02-12 13:04:39 · answer #2 · answered by drshorty 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There are many words in English that came from French (such as "garage" due to use of French by the early Norman kings); however English (originally Anglo-Saxon) itself is a Germanic language, not a Latin/Romance language.
2007-02-11 13:08:01 · answer #3 · answered by The Doctor 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Contrary to popular opinion English in NOT a Latin Language such as French and Spanish. Although it borrows many Latin words. It is descended from West- Germanic Origin which includes the same langugae group as modern German, Dutch, Flemish, Frisian, and English.
The closest language to english in Existence is Frisian, which is spoken in Northern Holland.
2007-02-11 12:15:43 · answer #4 · answered by ROBIN D 1 · 3⤊ 0⤋
The first 3 responders are correct. All have Latin roots, including English. Spanish is the easiest to discern the cognates IMHO. There are approximately 50,000 cognates between Spanish and English. Look at this site:
http://www.latinamericalinks.com/spanish_cognates__letter_a.htm
2007-02-11 12:05:56 · answer #5 · answered by ramblin' robert 5 · 0⤊ 2⤋
I think maybe Spanish.
2007-02-11 11:49:29 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
I don´t think it´s French, as it is a Latin language.
I think it is German.
2007-02-11 11:51:14 · answer #7 · answered by mechi_shamrock 2 · 1⤊ 2⤋