Where did English language originated?

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The English language belongs to the West Germanic branch of the Indo-European family of languages.
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English language originated in Britain. The English language is the language of the British People
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English is a West Germanic language that originated from Anglo-Frisian dialects brought to Britain in the fifth to seventh centuries by Germanic invaders and settlers from what is now northwest Germany and the Netherlands.
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5th century AD (Denmark & northern Germany)
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English is a West Germanic language that originated from Anglo-Frisian dialects brought to Britain in the fifth to seventh centuries by Germanic invaders and settlers from what is now northwest Germany and the Netherlands.
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English is originally a Germanic language brought to Britain in the fifth century by Germanic invaders known as the Anglo-Saxons.
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English is a West Germanic language that originated from Anglo-Frisian dialects brought to Britain in the fifth to seventh centuries by Germanic invaders and settlers from what is now northwest Germany and the Netherlands.
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