Why is the Celtic linguistic influence on Old English vocabulary considered relatively insignificant despite the Celtic population inhabiting Britain before the Anglo-Saxon invasions?

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The Celtic element is mainly reduced to geographical names (dūn, llyn, loch, inbher) and a small number of common words, with most Celtic speakers having been displaced by Germanic invaders.

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Celtic and Old English were mutually intelligible, making borrowing unnecessary since speakers could understand both languages naturally.

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The Anglo-Saxons actively suppressed Celtic language use through legislation, preventing any Celtic words from entering Old English.

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The Celts had already abandoned their language before the Anglo-Saxon arrival, adopting Latin as their primary means of communication.

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