English verb-particle compounds placing the particle first originated in:
AModern Slavic
BLate Latin
COld French
DAncient Germanic
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: D. Ancient Germanic
Compounds placing the particle before the verb developed anciently in Germanic languages.
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