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Author: yvanspijk.bsky.social (did:plc:h5xbz5266crfxmswpdi62hwm)

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"at://did:plc:h5xbz5266crfxmswpdi62hwm/app.bsky.feed.post/3ktauvtwl3s2q"
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"In the centuries after the Norman Conquest, a lot of native English words, inherited from Proto-Germanic, were supplanted by French and Latin words.

However, English preserves quite a few words that were lost in the other West Germanic languages, such as Dutch and German.

Twelve examples:"
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"2024-05-24T17:44:19.641Z"