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

Question

middle english
old english
indo- european
germanic

middle english
indo-european
old english
germanic

West Germanic

Low German

Modern English

Answer 1

To order the steps in the development of modern English correctly, we start with the root language family and progress through the historical stages of the English language. Here's the correct sequence:

1. Indo-European (root language family)
2. Germanic (a branch of Indo-European)
3. West Germanic (a group within the Germanic branch)
4. Old English (the earliest form of the English language)
5. Middle English (the stage following Old English)
6. Modern English (the current form of the English language)

So the full ordered sequence would be:

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

(Note: Low German is a separate branch of West Germanic and is not part of the direct lineage of English.)