@myphotojourney5: A brief history of the English language. Over 2,000 years, it was shaped by Brythonic Celtic speakers, Anglo-Saxon settlers, Christian monks, Viking raiders, Norman French nobles, printers, and scholars. From house and wife to they, them, beef and education, every word tells part of the story. The English language isn't just a way of speaking. It's the history of Britain preserved in words. #EnglishLanguage #LanguageHistory #Etymology #OldEnglish #MiddleEnglish #AngloSaxon #Vikings #NormanConquest #GreatVowelShift #HistoryTok #Linguistics #LearnOnTikTok #BritishHistory

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hanspolet
HansHPsn :
Sadly there is only one sentence of Old Dutch laguage preserved. It was found in the leather stuffing of a book and is believed to be a testing of a new writing quill: Hebban olla uogala nestas higunnan hinase hic enda thu. Modern dutch: hebben alle vogels nesten begonnen behalve ik en jij. Eng: all birds have started nests except you and me
2026-10-06 18:14:25
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zingzing805
zingzing :
Thank you, what a fascinating insight into the English language. 👏👏👏
2026-10-06 17:58:45
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charlotte24522
charlotte :
thanks for the video i’m taking an ap literature class focusing on british literature and this was helpful 👍
2026-10-08 04:24:41
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wobbly217
wobbly :
clever chappie
2026-10-07 18:37:05
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heathermalove
Heather :
It’s really interesting how language evolves!
2026-10-06 23:28:02
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slinky_strip
Slinky :
Brilliant video. I assume you are a linguist and historian?
2026-10-06 18:04:18
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carolhibbert
carolhibbert :
Fantastic
2026-10-06 16:05:54
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glovario
glovario :
I could watch this all day
2026-10-08 07:59:09
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attila.bongyn
Attila Bongyán 🎸🎹🇭🇺-🇬🇧🎭 :
The Hussar, like cavalryman/light-horseman, came from Hungarian.
2026-10-06 18:54:19
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cubanmade1971
Y.valentina :
I do think it should have another fix,make it logical 😅
2026-10-09 03:12:01
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susan07962
Susan :
Write a book please
2026-10-07 02:15:57
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fact_hunt1
Luke G :
This is really interesting, and will help me answer a question from my son about where English came from 🙂
2026-10-06 20:51:50
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seanmcconnell339
Sean Mc :
Learning the foreign syntax is crazy [Tears of joy]
2026-10-08 18:44:43
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gerald.ladera
Gerald Ladera :
I am a Spanish speaker from Venezuela, but I speak German and English, and I also know Portuguese and Italian. Your content should be mandatory worldwide. We all need to learn English; it's essential for the modern world and the future. Besides, it brings a lot of peace and a greater connection to your history.
2026-10-06 18:41:17
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susieq658
user7199015128619 :
Beautifully explained so thank you. There is a wonderful book, The Encyclopaedia of the English Language, by Prof. David Crystal which really goes into some detail about the development of our language.
2026-10-06 17:36:16
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grytvet
user8593334814767 :
Very interesting!🥰👌
2026-10-08 07:10:39
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orozconavas
Oscar Orozco :
Interesting
2026-10-08 00:01:58
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vix4986
vix :
you are so interesting, thankyou so much
2026-10-06 18:13:31
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ginaholsgrove
ginagina :
so interesting 🤔
2026-10-06 17:30:24
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ian.mverse66
Ian :
Fascinating, thank you 🙏
2026-10-08 10:38:17
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peb6116
peb :
Thank you
2026-10-08 09:01:25
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bluearmy855
Bluearmy :
massive subject, great intro!
2026-10-08 12:49:01
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jerseyjoe74
Jerseyjoe74 :
great information
2026-10-08 17:02:57
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tommygunz973
Tommygunz973 :
Another great video 👍🏾
2026-10-08 04:46:42
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cheris13
Cheris13 :
Very interesting 🧐🙂
2026-10-07 12:01:10
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