Did you know that the earliest records of English date back to the 5th century?
The earliest form of English is called Old or Anglo-Saxon English. It came about when the Romans withdrew from England and the Anglo-Saxon invaded, bringing their West Germanic dialects with them.
Even though much of English has changed since then, the Anglo-Saxon roots of the language are still evident today. We can see the tribes’ influence in short words like take, walk, chicken, and house. We can also observe them in the names that use for the days of the week, which were named by the Anglo-Saxons in honor of the gods that they worshipped. For example, Tuesday was Tīwesdæg in Old English, and it was named after the Norse god Tyr. Wednesday or Wōdnesdæg was the day of Wodan or Odin. Thursday was Thu(n)resdæg in honor of the Norse god Thor. Finally, the Old English Frīgedæg or Friday was named after a Norse goddess Frigg.
Old English was used until the 11th century when it evolved into Middle English and subsequently Modern English.
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