How The English Language Has Evolved Over Time

The English language has evolved over centuries, starting with Old English and transforming into the modern language we speak today. Key historical events, cultural shifts, and global influences have shaped its development, making it one of the most widely spoken languages in the world. Learn how English has changed over time, from its earliest roots to the words we use every day. #english #language #history #englishlanguage #evolution #oldenglish #modernenglish #historical #evolved

[geoffk]

Middle English is actually pretty easy to understnad, especially written. I'd encourage anyone to try Geoffrey Chaucer, who is just as brilliant today as he was 600 years ago. But Old English or anything earlier is basically a foreign lanhuahe, and is quite difficult. You can read "The Canterbury Tales", but not "Beowulf".

[mjd]

Middle english is sounding to be more legit english

[ferrero]

Iwant all speaking like that again like our anchestors it's soo beautiful

[Blood_Rain_Zodzy]

Middle English I heard something say “as we wir hombor” lol

[Bigleyp]

Middle English was mainly understandable if you focus. Before that is unrecognizable.

[Frai]

Middle English was basically modern its just heavily accented. Everything before that was gibberish

[nataS_liaH]

Foreals yo, straight lit with the dope teachshizzle word fam.

[leverage]

Its cute how shakespeare's english sounded like scots 🙂

[JAVIERCHADMILEI]

Bro, im an spanish speaker and i understad more the midle and early modern english than the actual english ☠️

[steel]

Its all gibberish until the 1500 and it's like "oh I can understand some words"

[WallaceRoxo]

Old English: Fæder ūre, þū þe eart on heofonum;
Sīe þīn nama gehālgod,
tō becume þīn rīce,
gewurþe þīn willa,
on eorðan swā swā on heofonum.
Urne gedæghwamlican hlāf sele ūs tōdæg,
and forgif ūs ūre gyltas,
swā swā wē forgifaþ ūrum gyltendum,
and ne gelǣd þū ūs on costnunge,
ac ālȳs ūs of yfele, sōþlīce.

[matthewlo]

Try to turn my radio listenable is like:

[trevorc]

Ok I'm just saying you cant really make the words out when you are playing background music.

[TarotTanja]

proto-germanic sounds like the elven language in the lord of the rings :)

[Forever-izdv]

I can't believe that this is the same language that we speak today

[MultiStu]

Kids have reverted back to middle english through brainrot

[Bob-Mugabe]

Why would you put music the background…. Just why…

[MikhailOfUploads]

Middle English seemed like they had an accent.

[Feline-Ranger]

2025 english: what’s up my skibidi Ohio sigma gooning rizzler still haven’t been Fanum taxed?

[leonguyen]

it always bothered me on tv showing knights speaking shakespearian english when really you wouldnt be able to understand any knights or anyone from the middle ages if you brought them here