timeline of the history of the english language

  • the celts
    600 BCE

    the celts

    Words that come from Celts:
    seagull:gaviota
    penguin:pinguino
    his language was Welsh and Scottish Gaelic
  • The Romans
    55 BCE

    The Romans

    Words that come from the Romans:
    Triumph:trioms
    ovation:ovacio
    consul:cònsol
  • The Anglo-Saxons
    450

    The Anglo-Saxons

    Words that come from the Anglo-Saxons:
    ghost-fantasma
    freedom-libertad
    ground-causa
    his language was old English
  • The Vikings
    800

    The Vikings

    Words that come from the Vikings:
    give-donar
    take-prendre
    egg-ou
    his language was Norwegian and Danish
  • Normans
    1066

    Normans

    Words that come Normans:
    issole-es resol
    epistle-epístola
    hut-cabana
    his language was of prestige in England