Anglo saxon

[Brutus]

Hebban alla vogala nestas hagunnan, hinase hic anda tu, wat unbidan we nu

Literally:

"Hebben alle vogels nesten begonnen, behalve ik en jij, wat talmen we nu"

in English:

"All birds have started nests, except me and you, what are we waiting for"

[InsaneApache]

Of these, Dutch is most closely related to German and (subsequently) to Frisian. English is most closely related to Frisian, though the history of English (with many Latin, Celtic, Danish, Norse and especially French influences) made it rather distinct.

Although my post could be seen as flippant (which it was), it was, however essentially correct.

[VeroImperatoreDiRoma]

Beautiful post Brutus!

You should be able to converse in old english with someone speaking Frisian.
I read an article recently saying that with the emerging economies such as India and China speaking English as a global language,that the English spoken in England itself will become a minority dialect.
English and Dutch are both constantly evolving lingoes,Afrikaans is basically 300 year old dutch. I need to get out more.