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I love #language and #linguistics. Check out our magazine at sillylinguistics.com. Follow us at @sillylinguistics.com

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English: What is your name?
Dutch: Wat is je naam?

English: The cat drinks water
Dutch: De kat drinkt water

The West Germanic languages are all variations on a theme

When the Normans invaded, English borrowed a ton of French from them. So in a way, English is like Dutch + French :D

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Well, it's simplified for comedic purposes, but basically, English, Dutch and German all come from a language that developed in Central Europe (linguistics call it West Germanic or Proto West Germanic). English just happened to borrow tons of French words into it

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Seems people have always given pets silly names :D

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