The Wide World of Word Origins: English Words Derived from Old Norse

Even if we don't know much Greek or Latin, we know that much of the English we speak is derived from those two languages. English has common words with roots in many different languages, though, and one of the most interesting is Old Norse, which dates from the 8th Century. Old Norse speakers colonized England centuries ago and these 10 words, and many more, are part of their legacy to modern-day speakers of English.