Question

The original language of Britain was

• A. Celtic
• B. Anglo-Saxon
• C. Norman
• D. Latin

Answer 1

Answer:

A. Celtic

• The original language of Britain was Celtic.

• Before the Roman invasion and the arrival of Anglo-Saxons, the native people of Britain spoke various Celtic languages.

• These included Brittonic (ancestor of Welsh, Cornish, and Breton) and Goidelic (ancestor of Irish and Scottish Gaelic).

• Celtic languages were widespread across Britain until the Anglo-Saxon settlements gradually replaced them in much of England.