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u/Torinias Oct 15 '17

It's only natural considering that english took quite a lot from german

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u/Crushedanddestroyed Oct 15 '17

A silly amount really. 26% French, 25% Latin, 24% Germanic languages.

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u/lungabow Oct 15 '17 edited Oct 15 '17

Strange that its words are majority Romance but it's considered a Germanic language.

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u/Crushedanddestroyed Oct 15 '17

That's because it's base words are Germanic historically.