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English Descends From Proto-Indo-European
- The original Proto-Indo-European language is the ancestor of English and many other European tongues.
- Many core English words trace back to reconstructed PIE roots that look surprisingly similar to modern English.
English Is A Hybrid Indo-European Language
- English is a hybrid Indo-European language with a Germanic core and many borrowed layers.
- Indo-European roots enter English both by inheritance and repeated borrowing from related languages.
Branches Vary By Scholarly Choice
- Linguists reconstruct family trees dividing Indo-European into multiple branches, typically about 12.
- Different charts may merge or split branches (e.g., Balto-Slavic) based on scholarly choices.
