The influence of French on English pertains mainly to its lexicon, including orthography, and to some extent pronunciation. Most of the French vocabulary...

descendants of Vikings who invaded France, Norman French was influenced by Old Norse, and many Norse loanwords in English came directly from French. Middle...

Cajun French. Wiktionary has a category on English terms derived from Louisiana Creole French. Influence of French on English Glossary of French words...

Although English is a Germanic language, it has Latin influences. Its grammar and core vocabulary are inherited from Proto-Germanic, but a significant...

to verify] The influence of other languages on English is mostly through loanwords. [not verified in body][page range too broad] English borrowed many...

of French-influenced English had spread throughout English society. Around then, many words from Arabic (or from Persian via Arabic) entered French,...

describing English as a semi-creole is even stronger than for Afrikaans. English-based creole languages History of English Influence of French on English Language...

from Cajun French. Wiktionary has a category on English terms derived from Louisiana Creole French. Influence of French on English French phrases used...

northern France and in southern Belgium, which French (Francien) largely supplanted. French was also influenced by native Celtic languages of Northern...

development of English was influenced by a long series of invasions of the British Isles by other peoples and languages, particularly Old Norse and French dialects...