You have an excellent command of the English language. English is a West Germanic language that was originally used in medieval England and has become the most widely spoken language in the world due to its extensive colonial history. The ancestors of the British people, the Anglo-Saxon tribes, were one of the Germanic tribes that later migrated to the British Isles and became known as the English. Both names derive from Anglia, a region on the Baltic Peninsula. The language is closely related to Frisian and Low Saxon, and its vocabulary has been influenced by other Germanic languages, especially the North Germanic languages, and to a significant extent by Latin and French writings. English has evolved for over 1400 years. The earliest form of English was a group of West Germanic dialects, known as Old English, brought to England by Anglo-Saxon immigrants in the 5th century. Middle English began with the Norman Conquest of England in the late 11th century, during which the language was influenced by French. Early Modern English started in the late 15th century with the introduction of the printing press to London, which led to the printing of King James Bible and the Great Vowel Shift.
