English is more closely related to German than French.

More than half of the Modern English words come from Old English roots.

Changes in grammar, pronunciation, and orthography occurred during the Middle English Period.

The Great Vowel Shift started at the beginning of the Early Middle English period.

William Shakespeare’s works were written during the late Early Modern English Period.

More than 50 Celtic words are used in the Modern English period.

Latin is the major contributor to borrowed words in English.

The Anglo-Saxon words were short and concrete.

Words borrowed from Latin involved commerce and agriculture only.

The Germanic language family tree includes English, Irish, German and Swedish.

The official language of the Roman Empire was Latin and Greek.

The Anglo -Saxon people were the descendants of three different Germanic people – Angles, Saxons, and Norse.

Norse was the language of the seafaring people from Scandinavia.

The Old English grammatical features were simplified during the Early Modern English period.

The etymology of the loanwords in the English language is from Latin, Greek, Norse and French.

Latin and French were among the languages used during the Norman conquest.

The formulation of new spellings, grammar and abbreviations took place during the Modern English period.

The native speakers of the English language are more than the non-native speakers during the Modern English period.

Significant changes in the pronunciation involving long vowels and diphthongs began at the end of the Old English period.