During its history, Britain has been invaded many times. Each group of invaders has influenced and changed the British language and, over the years, it has evolved into the language we use today.

The Anglo-Saxons (and the Vikings) spoke Germanic languages and they too have helped shape the language of Britain.

Here are some Anglo-Saxon words that we still use today:

like before see do find bring

Can you investigate any more words that have come from the Anglo-Saxons?