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Sorry, poor english :) and yes that's true, but that common ancestor, west germanic, is they key point here, as it shows us why things are in English.

• aap_ 8y ago
  Old High German is not the ancestor of English. Some kind of West Germanic might be called a common ancestor of both English and German.
  • amaccuish 8y ago
    My bad, sleepy! I have an exam on this soon so hopefully I'll be good by then :)