Historical English

The Celts probably arrived in Britain in two waves: first, between 2000 BCE and 1200 BCE and then between 500 BCE to 400 BCE. What contributions did they make to the English language?

Britannia is a __________ name for the British Isles.

The English language emerged after the arrival of three tribes. Who were these three tribes?

Another linguistic invasion gave us words such as cake, call, fellow, get, give, guess, hit, kid, smile, take, and them to name a few. Who were the invaders?

Why are there so many duplicate words that refer to the same thing (e.g., you can ask or inquire, buy or purchase) in English?

Between the 11th century and the 14th century, how many new words were introduced into the English language as a result of the Norman conquest?

Ninety-six of the top 100 most common words in English are _______________ in origin.

Approximately how many new words are added to the English dictionary every year?