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  1. 28 de mar. de 2024 · Old English language, language spoken and written in England before 1100; it is the ancestor of Middle English and Modern English. Scholars place Old English in the Anglo-Frisian group of West Germanic languages. Learn more about the Old English language in this article.

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  2. Há 3 dias · English is classified as an Anglo-Frisian language because Frisian and English share other features, such as the palatalisation of consonants that were velar consonants in Proto-Germanic (see Phonological history of Old English § Palatalization).

  3. Há 3 dias · The Anglo-Frisian languages shared several unique changes that were not found in the other West Germanic languages. The migration to Britain caused a further split into early Old English and early Old Frisian .

  4. Há 5 dias · The West Germanic group is the larger by far, further subdivided into Anglo-Frisian on one hand and Continental West Germanic on the other. Anglo-Frisian notably includes English and all its variants, while Continental West Germanic includes German (standard register and dialects), as well as Dutch (standard register and dialects).

  5. 3 de abr. de 2024 · English originated from the Anglo-Frisian dialects brought to Britain by Germanic settlers from northwest Germany and the northern Netherlands. The language evolved over time and eventually became known as Anglo-Saxon or Old English.