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410
410 AD
The Romans leave Britton. -
450
450 AD
A lot of tribes started to drive in, like the Anglos and the Saxons and Jutes forming the Anglo-Saxons. The Romans left straight roads behind but not much of their Latin language. The Anglo- Saxon language was useful as it was used for more simple everyday words such like: Woman, loaf, and wolf. 4 days of the week were dedicated in honor Anglo-Saxon Gods -
597
597 AD
While they were away, Christians missionaries came in with Jumble sales and more Latin. Christianity was a hit with the locals and took words much more easier from Latin like: Martyr, bishop and font. -
800
c.800
Came the vikings with their action man words like: drag, ransack, thrust, and die. they may had raped and pillage, but they were also into give and take. They gave about 2,000 words to English like "Watch out for that man". -
1066
1066
William the Conquest invaded England bringing new concepts from across the canal like the French language. French was regular for all official business like Judge(1290) jury (1400) Evidence (1300) Justice (1154), giving young Christians careers a quick start. Latin was still used at Nauseam Church but the common man spoke English; able to communicate by speaking more slowly and loudly until other understood. -
1300
C1300
Alcock version was meat, mutton and pork came from the French, running a big trend for restaurants coming up with undecidable menus. English absorbed 10,000 words from the Normans then began the hundred years war against France which lasted 116 years. -
1453
1453
French and English took over the language power -
1564
1564-1616 Shakespeare
About 2000 new words and phrases were invented by William Shakespeare, he gave handy words like: eyeball, puppydog, dauntless, besmirch and lacklustre and tea drinkers same in when he invented the 'Hob-Nob' he showed that English was a rich brilliant with limitless expressing emotional power. -
1607
the moment British landed in America, they needed names for the new plan plants and animals. So they borrowed words like racoon, squash, and moose from Native Americans and most of their territory. Waves of immigrants fed their hunger for words. The Dutch came sharing in 1704 cookies (1703). Germans came selling pretzels(1875) Breakeven(1914) and bottomline(1967) etc. -
1610
The cannaband and the bungalow in 1670 -
1611 AD
The power that turned the world upside down with a labor of lobe. A new translation of the bibl, preachers coming in and reading it in churches. These took roots to the end of the world, James bible still shapes English is spoken today. -
Before the 17th century
Scientist weren't really recognised, suddenly Britton was full of physics: Robert Hooke B.1635-D.1703, Robert Boyle B.1627-D.1691 and Isaac Newton. -
1650
They discovered BBQ, the canoe(1550) brought the word cannibal(1550) -
1660
The royal society formed out of the invisible college. First they wrote in Latin words like: pomum, terra, and arbor. After they realized they spoke English word like: Acid(1626), Gravity(1641) electricity (1646) and pendulum (1660). They later became aware of the human body coming with new word like: Cardia (1601) Tonsil (1601) Ovary(1658) Sternum(1667) penis (1693), vagina(1682) made sex education a bit easier to follow, Clitoris(1615) was still a bit confusing. -
1749-1755
English expanding in all direction came with a new breed of men called the lexicographers wanting to put an end to this anarchy, Dr Johnson who took 9 years to write a dictionary. -
1820
In India yoga came in to stay in shape while pretending to be spiritual. -
1857
a new book was started called the oxford dictionary. -
1972
THe first email was sent, 1991 soon the internet arrived, 1980 downloading started to appear, toolbar(1982) until the hard drive crashed in 1973 people started abbreviating English words.