You probably know that another word used for English is Anglo-Saxon. Did you know, though, that the “Anglos” and the “Saxons” were two out of three German(ic) tribes or people, which (or that or who) moved to Britain from current day Germany and Denmark?
The legend has it, and according to historians it’s not just a fairy-tale, that at first they were invited by the King to help the native Britons, who spoke Brittonic languages (modern Welsh), fight off the neighbors after the Romans had left.
They came, they helped and like the Teutonic Knights in the City of Gdansk, Poland hundreds of years later, they “liked it there so much” that they decided to stay. They even brought their friends and families over. Whatever else they needed, including their wives-to-be was right there on the island, the British Island, which became to be known as Angland. Pardon me, England.
This is just a tiny bit of the “family” story of the English language.
And now, “dear children” …Ready for a ride? Put your seatbelts on, buckle up, that’s how the story goes …
Long, long, long time ago …
And that’s just how it started.
See ya …
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