PlaidBaron@lemmy.world to Lemmy Shitpost@lemmy.world · 18 days agoLanguages have rules and follow predictable patterns. French:lemmy.worldimagemessage-square74linkfedilinkarrow-up1146arrow-down118file-text
arrow-up1128arrow-down1imageLanguages have rules and follow predictable patterns. French:lemmy.worldPlaidBaron@lemmy.world to Lemmy Shitpost@lemmy.world · 18 days agomessage-square74linkfedilinkfile-text
minus-squareMrMobius @sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up5·17 days agoWell the Anglo-Saxons should gave fought better at Hastings, then there wouldn’t be French words here. But I’m not sure it would be simpler.
minus-squareTreczoks@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·16 days agoIt would still be a mixup. Starting from Celtic, then western Germanic (Angels and Saxons), Latin, northern Germanic (Scandinavians) already form a wild brew. French is only the latest major addition.
Well the Anglo-Saxons should gave fought better at Hastings, then there wouldn’t be French words here. But I’m not sure it would be simpler.
It would still be a mixup. Starting from Celtic, then western Germanic (Angels and Saxons), Latin, northern Germanic (Scandinavians) already form a wild brew. French is only the latest major addition.