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The Celts were the first tribe to settle in the British Isles.
They talked Welsh and Scottish Gaelic. Some words they gave to the English were:
Bog, clan, crumpet and dad. -
The Romans invaded England in the 55 BC.
They gave Latin names to some places, for example:
London.
Also, some word like: Forum, port and campus. -
The Anglo-Saxons were the first people who spoke English.
They arrived in England in about the year 450 and their language was Old English. Some words were: Live, love, heaven, fight, good, evil, man and more. -
Around the year 800 the Vikings started to invade Britain.
The Vikings came from countries like Denmark and
Norway.
Some word they gave:
Freckle, leg, skull, skirt, skin, sky, egg and more. -
In the 1066, Normans invaded England from Normandy, in France.
They spoke an earlier version of french, and this became the language of prestige in England.
Some words they gave were:
Please, sign, very, peace, nobility, felony, and more.