The English language is more similar to French or German?

[Ruggery]

Moved to Berlin at 18 years old and as a native English speaker - the majority of English words shared etymological origin to German and was almost instantly intelligible with this concept in mind.

Closer to German for sure.

I've talked to English speakers and they say that even though they share things, German has strange words and verbs that don't exist in English. German is one of the most difficult Germanic languages ​​to learn, unlike English, which is easy.

[NSXD60]

German has more in common with Beowulf and is also as incomprehensible. I wonder if Germans can better understand Beowulf than the English?

[Ruggery]

German has more in common with Beowulf and is also as incomprehensible. I wonder if Germans can better understand Beowulf than the English?

Beowulf the viking?

[NSXD60]

Beowulf the viking?

The Old English poem Beowulf.