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Hugh	07-07-2021 10:51

Re: Goodby GB, hello UK.

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Originally Posted by Chris (Post 36085531)

It’s a language of the Celts but there never was a root language called Celtic. The correct family name is Brythonic (or Brittonic). Welsh, Breton, Cornish, Irish and Scots Gaelic are all Brythonic languages.

Just like English is descended from the West Germanic group of languages…

I was told a few years ago (by a Medieval History Prof) that modern Icelandic is very close to Medieval English (in structure).

Sephiroth

17-07-2021 09:02

Re: Goodby GB, hello UK.

In structure, Icelandic is still similar to English in that the verb does not come at the end of a phrase or sentence. Same in Danish.

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