Albin Jose@suppo.fi to Memes@sopuli.xyzEnglish · edit-29 months agoI am English, and that has made me cringe!suppo.fiimagemessage-square112fedilinkarrow-up11.07Karrow-down130
arrow-up11.04Karrow-down1imageI am English, and that has made me cringe!suppo.fiAlbin Jose@suppo.fi to Memes@sopuli.xyzEnglish · edit-29 months agomessage-square112fedilink
minus-squareCareHare@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up3·9 months agoLove this little bit of cheeky language history! What’s the difference between Norse and Norman?
minus-squarewieson@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up8·9 months 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.