It was only about 1600 years ago. Plus the region where the Saxons, Angles, Jutes and Frisians lived was quite a lot bigger. From the north of the Netherlands u

It was only about 1600 years ago. Plus the region where the Saxons, Angles, Jutes and Frisians lived was quite a lot bigger. From the north of the Netherlands up to northern Denmark. You can still see the similarities when you compare High German, Low German, Frisian and English words.