Reply to https://twitter.com/SurpriseSparrow/status/1203330179319369728
I think I was listening to "Episode 11: Germanic Ancestors" but I'm not sure how much of it will make sense if you haven't listened to the previous episodes (unless you have a background in this stuff?)
Reply to https://twitter.com/SurpriseSparrow/status/1203249066223816704?s=19
Well, as the title suggests, if you are interested in the history of English and other Indo-European languages, including Farsi, then yes :)
Reply to https://twitter.com/desmondrivet/status/1202983401986445314
There would be a dramatic bit where some Indo-European suddenly decides to say an "F" instead of a "P" and is henceforth know as "Proto-Germanic-Man". Or some random sheep herder develops a speech impediment and starts saying "S" instead of "K" and they are henceforth "Satem-man".
Reply to https://twitter.com/desmondrivet/status/1202956481173307395
It's like, you know how superheroes have catchphrases, and a superhero origin movie will always have a bit where the hero gets to say the catch phrase and that's how you know they're for real now? We need a movie like that for the origin of German or Sanskrit.
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Learning about Indo-European migration on @englishhistpod and it sometimes feels like I'm listening to DnD prep or superhero origin stories
Reply to https://twitter.com/desmondrivet/status/1202956481173307395?s=19
"And here we have the origin of the Germans! Over here we have the very first ancestors of the Celts and the Romans!". I feel like each branch needs a character sheet with all their different powers.
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Learning about Indo-European migration on @englishhistpod and it sometimes feels like I'm listening to DnD prep or superhero origin stories