Welsh, English and other languages: influences and borrowings

Prepared 5 minute reports to be presented in class.

Hints:

• What is Ogham and what role does it play in the history of Celtic languages?
• Why might you think that salt was an important Celtic trading commodity in Central Europe?
• A Trivial Pursuit question: Which first syllable do ...kenny (an Irish beer), ...roy (who was here), ...burg (a town in South West Germany) have in common and what does it mean?
• What do "Halle", "Trier", "Danube", "Lyon" mean?
• Which other place names (toponyms) and other geographical names in Central Europe are of Celtic origin, and what do they mean?
• Which Latin words were adopted in Welsh, and what is their Welsh form?
• Which words of Celtic origin can be found in English?
• Which words of English origin can be found in Welsh?
• Which other languages have influenced Welsh? (Hint: What does "eglwys" mean and where does it come from?)
• Summarise the main dates of periods of influence between the languages discussed.