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The Celts were the first tribe to invade the British Islands. They brought the Celtic and the Welsh.
shirt, cabin, beer, league, birch, lark -
The Romans were the second ones to arrive to the British Islands. They brought the latin.
please, sign, very, peace, nobility, -
The Anglo-Saxons were the third ones to arrive in the British Islands. They brought the Old English.
sign, very, peace, nobility, felony -
The Vikings were the fourth ones to arrive in the British Islands. They brought languages that devolved into Norwegian and Danish.
freckle, leg, skull, skirt, skin, sky, egg, score, scream, and cake -
The Normans were the fifth ones to arrive in the British Islands. They spoke an earlier version of French and became the language of prestige in England.
beef, bacon, baptize, flower, power -
There were no more invasions of England, and English became more important than French.