English originated from Anglo-Frisian dialects brought to Britain by Germanic tribes from northern Europe in the 5th century AD. During the 7th century, the Latin name for the Angles, "Angli", became the Old English name "Engle" and the name for their language, "Englisc". By the 10th century, the land was known as "Englaland", which later became England.
English originated from Anglo-Frisian dialects brought to Britain by Germanic tribes from northern Europe in the 5th century AD. During the 7th century, the Latin name for the Angles, "Angli", became the Old English name "Engle" and the name for their language, "Englisc". By the 10th century, the land was known as "Englaland", which later became England.
English originated from Anglo-Frisian dialects brought to Britain by Germanic tribes from northern Europe in the 5th century AD. During the 7th century, the Latin name for the Angles, "Angli", became the Old English name "Engle" and the name for their language, "Englisc". By the 10th century, the land was known as "Englaland", which later became England.
English is a West Germanic language that originated from Anglo-Frisian dialects brought to Britain.
HOW ENGLISH CAME TO THE NAME OF THE LANGUAGE
ENGLAND a) During the seventh century, the a) The first people known that was usual Latin name was Angli or Anglia. later to become England were This became Engle in Old English, Celts. b) The Celtic warriors withstood b) The name of the language was the initial attempt to add their referred to as Englisc. land to the Roman Empire in 55-54 The word Englaland, which later give BC, but a century later they were England, did not appear until the conquered by a larger Roman beginning of the tenth century army.