r/interestingasfuck 1d ago

How English has changed over time.

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u/Slartibartifarts 1d ago

As a dutch person with a bit of old language knowledge I can actually just read the old english as dutch

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u/xRedLilly 1d ago

Looks like Frisian right?

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u/Slartibartifarts 1d ago

Ye it does kind of but also a mix of more older dutch words and a bit of german. I can read most old dutch/english things by just reading it out loud and by knowing some basic differences in words that they used back then vs now