Could you understand English spoken 1,000 years ago? In this video, I follow the progress… — @myphotojourney5

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@myphotojourney5's TikTok video "Could you understand English spoken 1,000 years ago? In this video, I follow the progression of English from the language of the Anglo-Saxons to the beginnings of Middle English, reading the same sentence as it might have sounded in the years 1000, 1100, 1200, 1300 and 1400. It's fascinating to hear how grammar simplified, pronunciations shifted, and new vocabulary slowly entered the language over the centuries. You'll even hear Norman French words begin to appear following the Norman Conquest, sitting alongside older Anglo-Saxon vocabulary. At what point did it stop sounding like a foreign language and start sounding like English to you? And could you spot the Norman French words? #OldEnglish #MiddleEnglish #AngloSaxon #EnglishLanguage #LanguageHistory #Etymology #WordOrigins #HistoryTok #LearnOnTikTok #Linguistics #NormanConquest #EnglishHistory #MedievalHistory #LanguageEvolution #DidYouKnow" has 241,807 views, 27,582 likes, 2,923 comments, 2,790 shares in the public metrics captured by this index. That is an engagement rate of 13.77% (likes, comments and shares over views). It was posted over two weeks ago and runs 2 minutes 14 seconds. It has been saved 2,337 times.

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It was posted on 2026-10-11, over two weeks ago.

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