Start speaking a new language in 3 weeks with Babbel 🎉. Get up to 60% OFF your subscription ➡Here: Where do English words come from? Old English? French? Old Norse? Latin? Greek? And is the core of English vocabulary Germanic. Let's investigate. Sign up for The Rambler newsletter here. It's full of interesting insights and stories about the English language and it's free! Become a Patreon of LetThemTalkTV Support the channel and get exclusive content. More information here. 00:00 New information has come to light 00:55 Babbel_sponsored 02:26 Stats from Wikepedia 09:34 the problems with words 12:47 Stats from 'Origins of the English Language' 13:43 The Greek problem 14:14 Other languages and eponyms 15:23 Is the core of English vocabulary Germanic? 22:46 Why is English vocabulary like this?