📜 1. Origins: Old English (c. 450–1150 AD)
Began with Germanic tribes: Angles, Saxons, and Jutes invaded Britain from present-day Germany and Denmark.
Their dialects blended into Old English.
Example: Hwæt! We Gardena in geardagum (from Beowulf).
Influences: Latin (from Roman occupation), Norse (from Viking invasions)
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