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The first languages in the British Isles are the Celtic ones like Welsh and Scottish Gaelic. Some word are: clan ,glen , pet , slogan , trousers
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In 55BC, there was an invasion by the Romans, who spoke Latin. Some words are: Dictator. ...
Forum. ...
Augur. ...
Circus. ...
Curator. -
The first people who spoke English
arrived in England in about the year 450.
These people were the Anglo-Saxons
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From about 800, the Vikings started to invade Britain.
The Vikings came from countries like Denmark and
Norway and spoke a language that developed
into Norwegian and Danish Some words are: belt, butter, chalk, chest, cup, fan, fork, mile, minster, mint, monk, pepper, school, sock, strop, wine. Some words are: berserk, ugly, muck, skull, knife, die and cake -
In 1066, the 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 are: justice, chivalry, court, courtesy, courage, beef, bacon,