What did john locke believe?

a. the survival of the fittest would lead to government by the most able.

b. government was not necessary as long as people functioned reasonably.

c. government should promote the health, welfare, and prosperity of its citizens.

d. natural law required governments to protect citizens' rights to life, liberty, and property.

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.