Which event did not occur between 1750 and 1800? a. mungo park's exploration of africa b. the american revolution c. publication of jane austen's novels d. benjamin franklin's proof that lightning is electricity?

The three steps before modern english were indo-european, germanic, and old english. as peoples moved around the eurasian continent, their languages changed. throughout the ages, the languages became more specialized. as english has many germanic influences, it is easy to see how this was one of the forebears. also, old english was one of the main ancestors of the modern language, spoken in the 5th through about the 13th centuries.