I'm my family genealogist and have traced some lines back 40 generations so I have a good idea. In order of descent:
Saxon English (by far), Norman English/French, Dutch, Czech, Scots, German, Swedish, Welsh, and Norwegian. Others may include Polish, Italian, and Roman (if Cole Hen was Roman).
I'm lucky to know as much as I do thanks to some great work done mostly by others. Of all my ancestors, the one that amuses me most is Bjorn the Loud, given that name for his prodigious ability to fart with gusto. |