e,g,n are common in German and engish
English and German share a common 'ancestor' in West Germanic.
No. English and German are like cousins, sharing common ancestry but developing separately.
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Russian is the most common language in Europe, mainly due to the native speaking population (about 120,000,000 in recognized European boundaries alone). German is the next most common language, and is known by over half of all EU citizens. However, English is pretty much tied with German in number of speakers, and is spoken by almost half of EU citizens as well. Today, the most important languages of Europe are German and English, due to their power and influence throughout the continent and the world. French is also a common language, although not as popular as German or English.
By native speakers, it is German. By total speakers, it is English.
German is the origanal language.
Modern English comes immediately from Middle English, the language of Chaucer. That derived from Old English or Anglo-Saxon, the language of Beowulf. That language, little more than a Germanic dialect, derived from Common Germanic, the common language of all Germanic languages (Dutch, Friese, German, Scandinavian...).
German is a language very similar to English due to the fact that English is a Germanic language, and it's quite easy.(ENGLISH: Cat ; GERMAN: Katze)
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The most common language of business is English. While the most common language of diplomacy is French. The most widely spoken first language in general in the EU is German.
"Flurgarderobe" is German for "corridor wardrobe." "Flur" is German for "corridor" while "Garderobe" is "wardrobe." Compound nouns like this are common for the German language.