Using Chaucer's "The Physician's Tale", line 119, as reference, "mooder" is "mother", similar to German "Mutter".
if you mean what is the mother of English, it is Latin
The four stages of the English language are Old English, Middle English, Early Modern English, and Modern English. These stages mark the historical development and evolution of the language over time.
Geoffrey Chaucer wrote in the form of English that is now called Middle English. This was the language of the common people of the time.
The Normans added words to the English language during their occupation.
In Kisii language of African origin,"Mama" has the meaning of "Mother" in English.
Middle English.
Middle English
Geoffrey Chaucer wrote "The Canterbury Tales" in Middle English, which was the common spoken and written language in England during the late 14th century. Middle English is distinct from older forms of the language like Old English and from the modern form of English that we use today.
No, the old English language did not stop in 1066. The Norman Conquest in 1066 influenced the development of Middle English, which gradually replaced Old English as the dominant language in England. Old English continued to be used in some contexts alongside Middle English for a period of time.
In Chaucer's time, Middle English was the language spoken in England. It was a transitioning period between Old English and Modern English, and during this time, English was heavily influenced by French due to the Norman Conquest.
people say mother tongue when they talk about the first language that they learned or the language they do best at. for example, my first language is icelandic and my mother language is English because im better at it.
Middle English typically describes dialects of the English language dating back to the Middle Ages. The time period for this dialect was between the High and Late Middle Ages, thus giving it the name "Middle English".