Element Names

The names of some elements are derived from Anglo-Saxon terms, including:

Gold = Aurum (AU)
Iron = Ferrum (FE)
Lead = Plumbum (PB)
Tin = Stannum (Sn)
(1)

Language

Out of the thousand most frequently used words in the English language, 80 percent are of Anglo-Saxon descent. Some examples are pronouns like I and it; prepositions like by and with; articles this, that, and a; and common nouns and verbs like see, sun, and hand. (2)

Sources:
1: http://72.14.209.104/search?q=cache:IPeOythbhRUJ:antoine.frostburg.edu/chem/senese/101/matter/slides/sld011.htm+anglo-saxon+symbols+site:.edu&hl=en&gl=us&ct=clnk&cd=4&client=opera
2: http://72.14.209.104/search?q=cache:6eRWetMybvAJ:trc.ucdavis.edu/bajaffee/NEM150/Course%2520Content/Short%2520Hist%2520Bad%2520Writing.htm+anglo-saxon+influences+site:.edu&hl=en&gl=us&ct=clnk&cd=10&client=opera