Well, around 866 A.D.the Vikings began to heavily invade the English coast
where the Anglo-Saxons were living. Old Norse words in English come from
this time period when the Norse conquered York and other Anglo-Saxon cities
(more accurately Northumbrian, I believe). The Old Norse words mixed with
the Anglo-Saxon language. Just because the Old Norse language and the
German language taken from mainland Europe to England with the Anglo-Saxons
where related languages, does not mean that the vocabularies for each
language were the same. When looking at etymology, we can tell which words
came from Old Norse when the Vikings invaded and which words were already in
the Anglo-Saxon language. Take a look at some words on Merriam-Webster's
website. Look up a few words off the top of your head that sound Germanic
and see when they entered the language (not the date that Merriam-Webster
provides, which is the date the modern word entered the language, but the
etymology: usually Old Norse for the Vikings or Old High German for the
Anglo-Saxons).( www.m-w.com).
-William

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