And the Norwegians had Scotland... :-)
DagT > fra: "Daniel J. Matyola" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Remember that the Danes ruled much of England for quite a while. . . > > Bob W wrote: > > >Hi, > > > >Saturday, February 12, 2005, 10:57:12 AM, Jens wrote: > > > > > > > >>Not all Scandinavian (Norway, Sweden, Denmark) words are similar to the > >>English ones. > >>They are all germanic languages, though. > >>Before the middle ages I guess the English and the Scandinavians could > >>easily understand eachother. > >>I guess the North Sea is responsable for this :-) > >>Many basic words are still very similar: > >>Eye = �je > >>Hand = h�nd/hand > >>Finger = finger > >>House = hus > >>Nose = n�se > >>Arm = Arm > >>Knee = kn� > >>Foot = fod > >>Horse = hest > >>Waggon = vogn > >>Cat = kat > >>Water = vand > >>Sea = S� > >>Drink = drik > >>etc. etc. > >>Bite = bid > >>The list seems to go on for ever. > >> > >> > > > >That's because we're all one big, happy family united in love, the > >desire to buy the world a Coke, and the genetic imperative to wear > >Benetton clothing! > > > > > > > >>After the middle ages, where the nations were kinda closed, the languages > >>developed differently. > >>The English language got a lot of foreign influence (French and Latin i.e.). > >> > >> > >
