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Order the steps in the development of modern English, beginning with the root language family. Fill in the missing steps.

Indo-European

Low German

Old English

Middle English

Modern English

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Certainly! Here's the ordered progression of the development of modern English, starting from the root language family:

  1. Indo-European
  2. Germanic
  3. West Germanic
  4. Low German
  5. Old English
  6. Middle English
  7. Modern English

You can see that the development goes from the broad Indo-European language family down through various branches until reaching the specific form of English we use today.