Who came up with the language English?

Answer 1

The whole story is long and complicated; it was not one person or one group that created English, and it was not the intention of any group to come up with a unique language. English is a West Germanic language. It is 'creolized', and this means that people from several different cultures occupying or invading what are now the British Isles made many important contributions. Among many others, these groups include Anglo Saxons and Frisians. The base language which was creolized is thought by some to be Danish; this is not universally held. The Norse languages as well as Latin, Greek, and French, particularly after the Invasions of speakers of Scandinavian languages in the 8th and 9th centuries, and the French Norman Invasion in the 11th century, are all mixed in, 'creolized', to varying degrees.

Check the first few pages of most editions of Webster's Collegiate Dictionary for an excellent essay covering the basics of the history of English. See links for more. Don't be surprised if different historical accounts seem almost unrelated or irreconcilable; the story can be told from many points of view, and records are not always unambiguously clear. With something as personal as language, even politics and personal convictions can influence how some interpret the historical records.

Answer 2

The English language evolved over thousands of years from a blend of languages spoken by different groups in the British Isles. It does not have a single individual or date of creation associated with it. The language was influenced by Germanic tribes, Latin from the Romans, and French from the Normans, among others.