Timeline

By MAyaav
  • 600 BCE

    CELTS

    they spoke Welsh & Scottish.
    The Celts didn't actually add any words that we use now, but some of their words where similar like:
    Bogeyman.
    Boreen (a narrow Irish country road).
    Gob (beak or mouth).
    Lough (a lake).
  • Period: 600 BCE to

    THE HISTORY OF ENGLISH LANGUAGE

  • THE ROMANS
    55 BCE

    THE ROMANS

    Romans spoke Latin. The Romans called the island Britannia. The Romans built roads, walls, cities, and castles.
  • THE ANGLO-SAXONS
    450

    THE ANGLO-SAXONS

    The birth of english, from Germanic languages.
    Some of their words: love, evil, child, two, three, and some compound words like "mankind and blackbird".
  • THE VIKINGS
    Jan 1, 800

    THE VIKINGS

    The vikings included some words to english like: freckle, leg, skull, skirt, skin, sky, eggs and cream.
  • THE NORMAN FRENCH
    1066

    THE NORMAN FRENCH

    The Norman French added some othe words to english:please, sign, very, peace, nobility, felony, attorney, government, parliament, justice, chivalry, court, courtesy, courage, beef, bacon, baptize, flower, power, royal, annoy, and joy.
  • MIDDLE ENGLISH
    1400

    MIDDLE ENGLISH

    The Canterbury Tales (1400) by Geoffrey Chaucer
  • THE PRINTING PRESS
    1476

    THE PRINTING PRESS

  • WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE

    WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE

    One of the most famous authors in Middle English.
    He was born in April 1564, Stratford-upon-Avon.
    And he died the 23 of April 1616, Stratford-upon-Avon.