Where did English come from? - Claire Bowern

English shares many words with _____ because of borrowing.

• Punjabi

• Khmer

• French

• Navajo

English is a member of the _____ language group.

• Germanic

• Finno-Ugric

• Viking

• Latin

We can tell that languages are related to one another because _____.

• ...scribes recorded when the languages split.

• ...the language was written down.

• ...they have some similar grammar.

• ...they show regular, consistent changes.

Words that start with a "pf" sound in German start with _____ in English.

• "pf"

• "p"

• "b"

• "f"

Proto-Indo-European was most likely spoken in _____.

• India

• Australia

• America and Mexico

• Russia and Ukraine

There are about 7000 languages in the world. What is the main (or traditional) language of the area you come from?

Which family does it belong to?