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When the Romans conquered England, they brought with them thier language, Latin. It was the language of the Empire for a long time. Church Officials mainly used Latin as well, so it lived on. We also have many words with Latin bases today, especially scientific names.
One must first establish how many words are in the current English language. But whereas many people do not count plurals, or the different tenses of verbs, simply the gerund, some do. I have adopted the first, purist approach, and counted neither plurals, nor tenses, participles, etc. On this basis there are some 250,000 words in the Oxford English Dictionary, which is generally accepted by scholars as the definitive reference.The composition of modern English is as follows:French (langue d'oïl): 41%"Native" English: 33%Latin: 15%Old Norse: 2%Dutch: 1%Other: 10%It is clear that this composition is by its very nature a rough guide, since the percentages given add up to 102%!! But it is a useful rule of thumb. "Native" English is also an interesting component. What does it include? Linquistically English is a Germanic language of the Indo-European group. Does "native" English reflect that? After all the very term 'Anglo-Saxon' is derived from German. And what about the historical implications? For in the time when Anglo-Saxon was in use, not all of the inhabitants of England spoke it. In the North, Northumbrian was spoken. English evolved from Anglo-Saxon/Northumbrian, to Old English, including Norse and German derivatives, to middle English (with it's French and Latin influences), to Modern English which dates from Tudor times. The number of pure Anglo-Saxon words is therefore impossible to calculate.Sourceen.wikipedia.org/.../List_of_English_words_of_Anglo-Saxon_origin.
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Most of the Anglo-Saxon (Old English) words that remain are basic parts of the modern English vocabulary. Such words asfather (faeder), mother (moder), friend (freond), sheep (sceap), and heaven (heafon) are of Anglo-Saxon origin.
Anglo-Saxon
Some examples of English words with origins in common folk include "beef" (from Old French "boeuf"), "chicken" (from Old English "cycen"), and "apple" (from Old English "æppel"). These words were originally used by the common people in everyday speech.
Some words that originated from the Anglo-Saxon language and are still in use in English today include "drink," "sleep," "house," and "water." These words have remained integral to the English language over the centuries despite changes in pronunciation and spelling.
Anglo saxon, otherwise known as Old English, origin words 'contest' and 'a place where the army lodges' translates into what now is referred to as 'camp' acquired from the Latin.
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The Anglo-Saxon root "fod" in the word "fodder" refers to food for animals, typically coarse material such as hay or straw. It is used to describe material that is fed to livestock to provide nutrition.
The Angles, Saxons, Frisians, and Jutes. The French (Normans) should be included, since English today has about twice as many French-derived words as it does Anglo-Saxon ones.
Germanic, Scandinavian, Anglo-Saxon, and Greek. Plus many other languages.
•Aad: Old - from the Anglo-Saxon Eald - Aad Wife •Claes: Clothes - Anglo-Saxon•Gan: Go from the Anglo Saxon word for go.•Hoppings: A fair. From the Anglo-Saxon word Hoppen meaning fair.•Oot: Out - Anglo-Saxon word Compare to the Dutch Utgang (out go- exit)•Lang: Long - Anglo Saxon word.Larn: Learn another Anglo-Saxon word•Wor: Wor Lass means our missus, when a chap is referring to his wife. Wor is the Anglo-Saxon word oor meaning Our the w has crept into speech naturally.
The Anglo-Saxon and Latin languages are both members of the Indo European language family. However, they are separated by many years and miles, causing the languages to develop differently. Anglo-Saxon was a Germanic language from northern western Europe and Latin was the language of the Roman Empire, to the south and east around the Mediterranean Sea. Anglo Saxon was the basis for Old English, and many of our basic words derive from it. Latin words have been borrowed into the English language as scientific and legal terms. Latin based words abound in our current language, since the Norman French invaded England in 1066.
That depends on which specific words you are asking about.