The Mysterious History of English

Why is English so hard to spell and why are so many words for the same thing? The answers to these questions may find in the history of the language’s development. English often borrow words from other languages, and usually changed the spelling and pronunciation slightly. This way is part of the long history of the English that has had substantial influence from a variety of tongues throughout the centuries.
The Celtic peoples were the earliest known residents that are called England today. The languages that they spoke were extent, as dialects of Welsh, Gaelic and Breton. But they are not like English, as we know it today. In 55 B.C., Caesar ruled and extended the Roman Empire which Roman invaded the island. The conquerors brought Latin to the Celtic tribes. In the 5th and 6th centuries, the Jutes from present-day Denmark, the Saxons and Angles from today’s Germany, composed of the Anglo-Saxon society. At that time, the language mixed the Latin spoken by the local Celtics and the languages of three immigrants.
Later, a unique Anglo-Saxon blended and leaded the language and culture. So English and the name England originated from a Germanic tribe, the Angles. There were many words coming from the Anglo-Saxon and some words were also about the agriculture. An estimated 4,500 Old English words are still commonly used today. By the 6th most Europe was influenced by Christianity. The Christian texts were written in Latin or Greek because many places lacked of letters. These two languages brought many new scripts into Old English. Another major infusion of words came from Viking invaders in the 8th and 9th centuries. The final conquest in 1006 was a major impact on the English language. The Normans’ military won the Anglo-Saxons in France. The Normans French gave many words to English relating to government, law and the lifestyle of the upper class. Many French word related to cooking also enriched English and more than 10,000 English words come from the French that brought to England by the Normans.
In 15th and 16th centuries, many words were influx in English containing classical studies of art, philosophy, rhetoric, science and literature of the ancient Latins and Greeks. Some experts estimated nearly 12,000 words were added to English during the Renaissance period .By the 17th century the UK colonized many places with its boats went its language. In America, Canada South Africa, Australia, India, Kenya, Belize and Hong Kong, showed that the influence of English on these societies.
When English reached the far corners on Earth, there were no English words to describe many things encountered abroad so the foreign words were soon adopted. The English language borrowed from Chinese because the British Empire had colonized Hong Kong. It may be difficult to find any language in the world contributing to English. Over one million words in English expresses and makes it a beautiful language. English is flexible in adoption of foreign words and ideas. Speakers are also free to articulate their meaning while they are talking in English.