Moreover, salmon probably entered English during the time French was the language of English nobility: https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/salmon https://en.wiktion

Moreover, salmon probably entered English during the time French was the language of English nobility: https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/salmon https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/salmon Richard the Lionheart was actually Richard (probably pronounced something like Rishaa?) Cœur de Lion and spoke French: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_I_of_England https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_I_of_England Apparently only one fourth of English words are of Germanic origin: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_English_words_of_French_origin#/media/File:Origins_of_English_PieChart.svg https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_English_words_of_Frenc...