▲The word "mother" appeared way before "family".

▲"Black" is also one of the very earliest words to exist in the English language.

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This personal pronoun came around before the year 900, and it's one of the oldest words around!

▲"Give" also came around before the year 900.

▲The plural of "I" was created at the same time as its singular form.

▲Worms have had a name since before 900!

▲The word "pull" appeared before the year 1000.

▲Both "water" and "flow" came to exist before the year 900.

▲As long as there has been humanity, there has been aging.

▲When pointing at objects was no longer enough, our ancestors created "this".

▲The basics also needed names.

▲Who knew "spit" was a vital word for our ancestors before the year 950!

▲How did our ancestors make fire? Using their hands!

▲It is purported that the word "hear" comes from the need to be quiet while hunting for food.

▲Fire gives warmth and light. It needed a name!

▲The word is "used to indicate a thing, state, event, time, remark, [...] one of two or more persons, etc."

▲"Pull" originates from building and construction. Pulling wood, stones, animals, each other... you get the idea.

▲The word "old" also represented the concepts of "experience" and "wisdom", qualities associated with aging.

▲"One, two, and three", both as words and as numbers, came to existence before 900!

▲The word "hear" is theorized to have emerged much earlier than "speak".

▲Spitting is an automatic reaction to nasty tastes!

▲"Flow" defines the movement of "[moving] along in a stream". Bodies of water have been fundamental for human survival for centuries.

▲Fire is necessary for survival, hence it was one of the first words to appear in our language.

▲They do bring life to this world, so it makes sense!

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Dictionary explained that "identifiers were obviously the key foundational words of the English language".

▲We have always traded goods and provided for our families, so this makes sense!

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"The creation of numbers suggest that a sense of sequential order was necessary in early civilization", Dictionary claims.

▲The sky has always gone dark at night. Our ancestors needed a word to describe the lack of light.

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We have always needed a way to refer to ourselves. Dictionary explains "self-identity was and always will be important".

▲Because if you can refer to yourself, you must refer to others too.

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"When you inevitably burn your hand by holding your dinner over that fire, you need a term to explain what part of your body hurts, too," explains Dictionary.

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The little creatures are ancient and have long been used for fishing.

▲Inspired by Dictionary.com's list, here are 16 of the oldest words in the English language. Click on to discover them all!

The oldest words in the English language

Some make sense, others are a total shock...

12/09/24 por StarsInsider

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Inspired by Dictionary.com's list, here are 16 of the oldest words in the English language. Click on to discover them all!

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