The History of the English Language

By Maria del Socorro
  • 600 BCE

    CELTS

    CELTS
    The first languages that we know about are the Celtic one, like Welsh and Scots
  • 55 BCE

    ROMANS

    ROMANS
    The Romans invaded and they introduced the Latín
  • 450

    ANGLO- SAXON

    ANGLO- SAXON
    The Anglo-Saxon spoke the language which over the time turned into english
  • Jan 1, 800

    VIKINGS

    VIKINGS
    The Vikings came from Scandinavia and invaded Britain
  • Jan 1, 1066

    NORMANS

    NORMANS
    Normans from France invaded England and introduced and early version of french
  • 1400

    MIDDLE ENGLISH

    MIDDLE ENGLISH
    (Middle) English gradually took over again from the early french
  • 1476

    PRINTING PRESS

    PRINTING PRESS
    With the introduction of printing press, an interest in having an standard way of english came
  • 1525

    ENGLISH BIBLE

    ENGLISH BIBLE
    The New Testament of the Bible was translated into english

  • INVADING WORDS

    INVADING WORDS
    Words from Latin and Greek made its way into the english language

  • Shakespeare

    Shakespeare
    He invented many words, which are still in used today

  • MODERN ENGLISH

    MODERN ENGLISH
    The english you speak today is influenced by immigration and historical happenings (f.e. The British empire)

  • NOW

    NOW
    New technology is influencing english