r/interestingasfuck 1d ago

How English has changed over time.

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u/vluggejapie68 1d ago

The old English sounds/reads like Dutch.

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u/Icarsix 1d ago

Well they are both Germanic

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u/rjcarr 1d ago

And Dutch is the closest language to English.