If you're learning English or you're interesting in the history of English join my Patreon. More information here. Sign up for the LetThemTalkTV newsletter here. It's full of interesting insights and stories about the English language and it's free! The story that's been told 100s of times: The names of animal comes from the Anglo-Saxon peasants who were English and the names of the meat comes from the French Nobles. An interesting story but it's a myth. I'll explain the true story. SOURCES: These are some of my sources. (by Kevin Stroud. Highly recommended) The English language by Robert Burchfield (affiliate link) (by Sonya Mathews) 00:00 They got it wrong 03:07 What really happened 05:16 The evidence 06:29 What about pork? 07:24 Venison and deer 08:08 French words for the living animal 10:44 Anglo-Saxon meats 11:11 French cuisine 11:47 Who is responsible? 13:19 A minority opinion