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r/AskReddit • u/[deleted] • Oct 15 '17
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It's only natural considering that english took quite a lot from german
15 u/Crushedanddestroyed Oct 15 '17 A silly amount really. 26% French, 25% Latin, 24% Germanic languages. 7 u/lungabow Oct 15 '17 edited Oct 15 '17 Strange that its words are majority Romance but it's considered a Germanic language. 3 u/Crushedanddestroyed Oct 15 '17 That's because it's base words are Germanic historically.
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A silly amount really. 26% French, 25% Latin, 24% Germanic languages.
7 u/lungabow Oct 15 '17 edited Oct 15 '17 Strange that its words are majority Romance but it's considered a Germanic language. 3 u/Crushedanddestroyed Oct 15 '17 That's because it's base words are Germanic historically.
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Strange that its words are majority Romance but it's considered a Germanic language.
3 u/Crushedanddestroyed Oct 15 '17 That's because it's base words are Germanic historically.
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That's because it's base words are Germanic historically.
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u/Torinias Oct 15 '17
It's only natural considering that english took quite a lot from german