 Hello! How did English emerge? What are the linguistic roots of Old English and what are its central linguistic properties? These questions constitute the goal of this unit which describes the transition from Indo-European to Old English. As usual, we start with a virtual session and may optionally use the question sheet as default guidance to learn about the main steps towards the development of Old English. This unit's mastery worksheet involves 20 questions on two levels, with 10 questions each. They are about Indo-European, about language families and about the central properties of Old English. This unit's practical sheet exhibits reconstructed and existing text passages ready for analysis. Make use of them to learn more about the roots of the English language. Well, we think you will enjoy this unit.