Fun facts one third of English words are French words [1].
I was once reading a posted notice in French, and can mostly understand it although I don't speak French.
I suspect most of the modern English words are not even Old English. This makes learning English very difficult [2].
In this regard English is very much like C++. Once you know how to use it can becomes a very useful tools and utilities.
[1] Is English just badly pronounced French?
[2] 10 Reasons English is Ridiculously Hard: