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GronakHD t1_ir9zeag wrote
Reply to comment by blueshark27 in Where did the English language REALLY come from? by MagicRaptor
Yes. I guess just because it happened more recently than other languages it’s more interesting.
GronakHD t1_ir9fw87 wrote
Reply to comment by booksandmints in Where did the English language REALLY come from? by MagicRaptor
I’m in Scotland so we have a lot of original brittonic/celtic names. Load of places called DunSomehting, Dundee, Dunbar, Dumbarton, dun means forified hill. Dumbarton means fortified hill of the brittons. Also Aber is common, like Aberdeen, but even in Wales you can find places called AberSomething. Then theres the buroughs/burgh, loads of places called burg or berg in germany/scandinavia. Really fascinating!
GronakHD t1_ir9egmr wrote
Reply to comment by booksandmints in Where did the English language REALLY come from? by MagicRaptor
English is a mashup of languages, interesting reading about where words came from
GronakHD t1_ir95oqs wrote
Is there not dna/gene evidence? It does sound highly unlikely they all started speaking germanic from trade alone.
GronakHD t1_ir2vaia wrote
Reply to comment by l_ally in See lifelike facial reconstructions of a medieval Scottish woman, priest and bishop by unheated1
I didn't know any of these actresses, can confirm Brit Marling looks closest
GronakHD t1_ir2v1lq wrote
Reply to comment by Laserbarrage in See lifelike facial reconstructions of a medieval Scottish woman, priest and bishop by unheated1
100%. It will be showing how they could have looked based on the skull
GronakHD t1_jbo980v wrote
Reply to Conway Castle – Mercian Explorer by ctyates
I’ve been to that castle, is a great one to visit