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6000 BCE
Proto-Indo-European
Language origin -
5000 BCE
Proto - Germanic
English roots from German -
800 BCE
Vikings Invasion
About 2,000 words were added to the language -
450 BCE
Germanic tribe arrival
Anglo, Saxons & Jutes -
410 BCE
Romans Occupation
Romans leave Latin vocabulary words. -
597
Christian missionaries. Old English.
New Latin words are added to English. Bishop, martyr, font, etc. -
1066
Norman Invasion
Anglo-Norman French words as well as new concepts are introduced to the language. -
1129
Middle English. Renaissance.
French was the Riquer for all the official business. Words from French, Latin, Greek and Italian are added to the language. War starts and lasts over 100 years and English takes over French language. -
1564
Modern English and William Shakespeare
Shakespeare added about 2,000 new words, phrasal verbs, poetry, and plays such as Romeo and Juliette, Hamlet, Otello. -
English Empire gets expanded
The UK conquers new countries and introduces new words. India, Africa, Australia, The Caribean -
First English dictionary
First English dictionary is written -
The First Bible is written
The bible is written for the first time by scribes. Idioms are introduced to the language. King James Bible. -
The English of Science
Robert Hooke, Boyle, Isaac Newton introduce new words as well as medical terms are introduced to the language -
First Oxford's dictionary
First Oxford's dictionary is written. It is revised in 1928 -
American and British English difference is born
Money and Financial English words such as break-even point, bottom line are added to the language. -
American English is born
New word are added into the language -
Internet language arrives
New Information Technology words are introduced to the language as well as acronames words. -
English Today
English has incorporated words from over 350 different countries