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And vice versa. What has enriched English is much of Scandinavian origin[1][2]. An recent example in Sweden involved a politician protesting about anglicanisat
by Jiocus 6y ago
And vice versa. What has enriched English is much of Scandinavian origin[1][2].
An recent example in Sweden involved a politician protesting about anglicanisation of the Swedish language. He wanted to replace some widely used English term with a Swedish equivalent. Tracing the origin easily revealed it was instead the English who are using a Scandinavian expression. Which Swedes are now finding convenient.
[1] English is a Scandinavian language (https://partner.sciencenorway.no/forskningno-history-language/english-is-a-scandinavian-language/1379829 https://partner.sciencenorway.no/forskningno-history-languag...)
[2] https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_English_words_of_Old_Norse_origin https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_English_words_of_Old...