what country did the english language originate from?

Answer 1

It's a Germanic language; what became English was brought to England by the Angles, Saxons and Jutes from the North Sea coast of Germany and Denmark. Before that, it most likely came from further east, and before that, we know little.

Before the Germanic invasions, the people of Britain spoke Celtic languages and Latin.

Answer 2

English is a germanic language. The germanic tribes that moved to england (Angles, Saxons and Jutes) originally lived on the continent, in northern Germany. The English language, as we know it, was the relult of a development that took place in England, but I think that you can assume Germany as the country where the english language originate from. -Sorry for my english if i made mistakes, i'm Italian, but I hope you understood what I wanted to say :-) -

Answer 3

English is part of the family of Indo-European languages. Here is the etiology from present to past:

Modern English
Middle English
Anglo-Saxon (Old English)
Low German
Western German
Germanic

"English is an Anglo-Frisian language. Germanic-speaking peoples from northwest Germany (Saxons and Angles) and Jutland (Jutes) invaded what is now known as Eastern England around the fifth century AD. It is a matter of debate whether the Old English language spread by displacement of the original population, or the native Celts gradually adopted the language and culture of a new ruling class, or a combination of both of these processes (see Sub-Roman Britain).

Whatever their origin, these Germanic dialects eventually coalesced to a degree and formed what is today called Old English, which resembled some coastal dialects in what are now north-west Germany and the Netherlands (i.e., Frisia). Throughout the history of written Old English, it retained a synthetic structure closer to that of Proto-Indo-European, being based on a single literary standard, while spoken Old English became increasingly analytic in nature, losing the more complex noun case system, relying more heavily on prepositions and fixed word-order to convey meaning. This is evident in the Middle English period, when literature was first recorded in the spoken dialects of English, after written Old English lost its status as the literary language of the nobility. It is postulated that the early development of the language was influenced by a Celtic substratum.[10][11] Later, it was influenced by the related North Germanic language Old Norse, spoken by the Vikings who settled mainly in the north and the east coast down to London, the area known as the Danelaw.

Then came the Norman Conquest of England in 1066. For about 300 years after this, the Normans used Anglo-Norman, which was close to Old French, as the language of the court, law and administration. A large number of Norman words found their way into Old English, particularly those in the legal and administrative fields. Later, many words were borrowed directly from Latin and Greek, leaving a parallel vocabulary that persists into modern times. The Norman influence strongly affected the evolution of the language over the following centuries, resulting in what is now referred to as Middle English.

During the 15th century, Middle English was transformed by the Great Vowel Shift, the spread of a standardised London-based dialect in government and administration, and the standardising effect of printing. Early Modern English can be traced back to around the time of William Shakespeare."

Answer 4

It was originally in England, but the original English didn't look or sound at all like it does today. It wasn't until the invasion of the Saxons from what we call Germany today, did English start taking it's form. Also, about 60% of English comes from Latin and part of that 40% comes from French.

Answer 5

English language affected from nearly 1500 other languages.

Answer 6

none. english is from many other languages like latin, greek, french.

Answer 7

Patois:

That was a brilliant summarization! Thx.