The English language, belonging to the West Germanic branch of the Germanic language family within the Indo-European language family, originated from the evolution of languages spoken by the Germanic people, such as the Angles, Saxons, and Jutes, who migrated from the European mainland to the island of Great Britain in ancient times. Through the colonial activities of the British, English spread to various parts of the world. Based on the number of native speakers, English is the most widely spoken official language in the world. It is also the most widely spoken second language and one of the official languages of the European Union, numerous international organizations, and Commonwealth countries. However, it ranks only third in terms of the number of native speakers, behind Mandarin Chinese and Spanish. The dominant positions of the United Kingdom and the United States in culture, economy, military, politics, and science in the past two centuries have made English an international language. Today, English is widely used in many international contexts as a means of communication. It is also the language most closely associated with computers, as most programming languages are connected to English. Furthermore, with the use of the internet, English usage has become more widespread. English is one of the working languages of the United Nations.
