We have borrowed many words from other languages such as French and Latin. The French words originated from Anglo Saxons working in fields that the French have owned. The words being borrowed are called 'loan words'. Some examples include; anchor, angel, candle and cap.
English language has been borrowing words from French for nine centuries.
English has not 'reached' back to its ancestors and their original words but then borrow a French word and then the earlier word formed from Latin. Also, the English language has borrowed the same word twice centuries apart.
English language has borrowed so many words from the French language that the French have come up with the word 'franlgais'.
Function words can also be borrowed form the French Language such as pronouns and prepositions.
There is no such thing as a 'pure language' as every language has borrowed words from another and always have.
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