Albin Jose@suppo.fi to Memes@sopuli.xyzEnglish · edit-21 year agoI am English, and that has made me cringe!suppo.fiimagemessage-square107fedilinkarrow-up11.04Karrow-down125
arrow-up11.01Karrow-down1imageI am English, and that has made me cringe!suppo.fiAlbin Jose@suppo.fi to Memes@sopuli.xyzEnglish · edit-21 year agomessage-square107fedilink
minus-squareCareHare@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up3·1 year agoLove this little bit of cheeky language history! What’s the difference between Norse and Norman?
minus-squarewieson@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up8·1 year agoNorse is old Norwegian/Danish kinda. Norman is old French. The Normans were northmen (aka Scandinavians) that were allowed to settle in the Normandy (north west France). (They were the ruling class, the inhabitants from before continued to live there).They then adopted the French language.
Love this little bit of cheeky language history!
What’s the difference between Norse and Norman?
Norse is old Norwegian/Danish kinda.
Norman is old French.
The Normans were northmen (aka Scandinavians) that were allowed to settle in the Normandy (north west France). (They were the ruling class, the inhabitants from before continued to live there).They then adopted the French language.