The oldest words in the English language

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"Spit"​

Who knew "spit" was a vital word for our ancestors before the year 950!
 
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"Spit"​

Spitting is an automatic reaction to nasty tastes!
 
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"One, two, and three"​

"One, two, and three", both as words and as numbers, came to existence before 900!
 
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"One, two, and three"​

"The creation of numbers suggest that a sense of sequential order was necessary in early civilization", Dictionary claims.
 
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"Flow"​

Both "water" and "flow" came to exist before the year 900.
 
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"Flow"​

"Flow" defines the movement of "[moving] along in a stream". Bodies of water have been fundamental for human survival for centuries.
 
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"Old"​

As long as there has been humanity, there has been aging.
 
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"Old"​

The word "old" also represented the concepts of "experience" and "wisdom", qualities associated with aging.
 
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"This"​

When pointing at objects was no longer enough, our ancestors created "this".
 
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"This"​

The word is "used to indicate a thing, state, event, time, remark, [...] one of two or more persons, etc."
 
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"Pull"​

The word "pull" appeared before the year 1000.
 
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"Pull"​

"Pull" originates from building and construction. Pulling wood, stones, animals, each other... you get the idea.
 
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"Worm"​

Worms have had a name since before 900!
 
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"Worm"​

The little creatures are ancient and have long been used for fishing.
 
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